EMERGENCY services staff stood silent at 11am today to remember key workers that have died during the coronavirus pandemic.
Police officers, health workers, paramedics and firefighters joined people throughout the nation as they paid their respects to those on the frontline.
In Wrexham, town centre police officers lined up outside the station to observe the silence.
North Wales Fire and Rescue tweeted: "A minute's silence will be held nationwide this morning at 11am for key workers who have sadly died after testing positive for Covid-19. Our staff will be paying their respects at their desks, outside their place of work or at home.
Wales Air Ambulance tweeted: "Today at 11am we will be partaking in a minute's silence for those who have been injured or passed away because of their work.
We remember those front line workers who have lost their lives due to coronavirus. #NeverForgotten #IWMD20 #minutesilence
Image: North Wales Fire and Rescue
North Wales Police tweeted: "A minute's silence will be held at 11am for key workers who have sadly died after testing positive for COVID-19. North Wales Police officers and staff will be paying their respects at their desks, outside their place of work or at home."
Image: North Wales Police
The silence, which coincided with International Workers’ Memorial Day, honoured the memory of all health, care and key workers who have lost their lives since the beginning of the outbreak.
Before the slience, Dame Donna Kinnair, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said: “This moment will bring together a sombre but grateful nation. Whether in nursing or driving buses, our heroes kept going to work when many had the luxury of staying at home. Nobody should go out to work and risk their life.
“This must not be the last time that sacrifice is recognised. The country and its leaders owes a tremendous debt to these key workers and the many more who are on shift again today.”
More than 90 frontline NHS workers have died after testing positive for coronavirus since March 25, and there have also been lives lost in other key sectors, including private social care and transport.
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