was due to be there but she s now self isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. our health correspondent, catherine burns, has this report which does contain flash photography. some dressed up in theirfinest, and others wearing their today is all about the nhs staff who ve worked so hard, ever remembering his hardest moment in the first wave. having those first telephone conversations with families about how sick their loved ones were. fir families about how sick their loved ones were. families about how sick their loved ones were- families about how sick their loved ones were. ., ., ., ones were. or the mum who had to rive birth ones were. or the mum who had to give birth two ones were. or the mum who had to give birth two months ones were. or the mum who had to give birth two months early - ones were. or the mum who had to | give birth two months early because she and her baby both had covid 19. it was the feeling of utter terror i
gift to our nation so i suppose that makes today the party. now you can see it pretty quiet now but early of the atmosphere was absolutely buzzing. lots of nhs staff and patients. if anything, buzzing. lots of nhs staff and patients. ifanything, it buzzing. lots of nhs staff and patients. if anything, it reminded me of a wedding when everybody mills around and emotions are very close to the surface, so lots of laughter and smiles but also some tears. some dressed up in theirfinest some dressed up in their finest and others wearing their uniforms with pride. today is all about the nhs staff who have worked so hard, especially during the pandemic. they reflected on the experiences including a doctor who treated the first ever covid patients in the uk. in the absence of treatments and vaccines, it would have been easy to lose hope. for vaccines, it would have been easy to lose ho e. ., vaccines, it would have been easy to lose hoe. ., , ., ., lose hope. for the vision of those who pioneer
some dressed up in theirfinest, and others wearing their uniforms with pride. today is all about the nhs staff who ve worked so hard, especially during the pandemic. they reflected on their experiences, including a doctor who treated the first ever covid patients in the uk. in the absence of treatments and vaccines, it would have been easy to lose hope. for the vision of those who pioneered our national health service. you might recognise mae parsons, she read out a prayer. as the matron who gave the first vaccine outside of clinical trials back in december, she represents one of the most hopeful moments during the pandemic. but she says, at times, it felt like she was going to war. the hardest one is the amount of deaths we have seen, it sjust terrifyingly big in numbers. and those are the things that