Britain’s Home Minister Preeti Patel said that the dedication and skill of foreign health and care workers playing an important role in the fight against Coronavirus in Britain is truly extraordinary.
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Indian doctors and nurses are among 14,000 applicants from all over the world who will get the benefit of free visa extension for one year for the frontline workers involved in dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic. The UK Home Ministry said the benefit of the free one-year visa extension (Visa) would be extended to eligible foreign health and care workers and their dependents whose visas were to expire before October 1.
Health professionals working in the National Health Service (NHS) and the independent health and care sector will get the benefit of this expansion. A large number of Indian professionals are also included in these professionals. Britain’s Home Minister Preeti Patel said that the dedication and skill of foreign health and care workers playing an important role in the fight against the corona virus in Britain is truly extraordinary.
Role playing in vaccination campaign
He said that thousands of them have helped save countless lives in this epidemic and are now playing an important role in the highly successful vaccination campaign. Our decision to extend free visa shows how our country values the contribution of these heroes. UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said that in order to help those employees from overseas, we are extending their visas to provide protection to those who are dealing with the virus.
Bad news from Britain
A bad news came from Britain on Friday. Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, died at the age of 99. Prince Philip recently underwent a heart operation. He was hospitalized for a long time and recently recovered and returned home.
Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have four children, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The statement issued by Buckingham Palace said, ‘It is with great sadness that Her Majesty the Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He breathed his last peacefully at Windsor Castle this morning.
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