Premier League players make £4m worth of contribution to the NHS.

Manchester United’s Harry Maguire, Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling, others are offering their support to the National Health Service (NHS) through the Players Together initiative.

The system allows players at all of their clubs to make donations, donate a portion of their salary to ‘those fighting for us on the #NHS frontline as well as other key areas of need.’

This is coming days after Health Minister, Matt Hancock told  footballers to “do their bit”.  He later confirmed that 150 top-flight players had collaborated to form the voluntary movement in partnership with NHS Charities Together (NHSCT), an umbrella organisation that supports 250 separate NHS charities across the UK.

The campaign was spearheaded by Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson, other players involved so far are include Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Virgil van Dijk, and Kevin De Bruyne.

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Their launch statement said they were “collaborating together to create a voluntary initiative, separate to any other league and club conversation.”

Their contribution to the NHS as at now is said to be worth £4m.

Covid-19: The world’s largest critical care unit unveiled in London.

Completed in 10 days!

As part of its fight against the corona virus crisis, the U.K.today opened the world’s largest critical care unit. The Prince of Wales joined the opening ceremony of the NHS Nightingale Hospital, which was set up in London’s massive ExCel center in Docklands.

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HRH princes of Wales, Prince Charles, who is in self-isolation for a week after testing positive to the virus joined the ceremony via video link from Birkhall, Scotland and said the hospital was an intensely practical message of hope at this time of national suffering.”

Headded, “let us pray, ladies and gentlemen, that it will be required for as short a time, and for as few people as possible, I need hardly say that the name of this hospital could not have been more aptly chosen. Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp, brought hope and healing to thousands in their darkest hour. In this dark time, this place will be a shining light. It is symbolic of the selfless care and devoted service taking place in innumerable settings, with countless individuals, throughout the United Kingdom.”

The hospital boasts of 500 intensive care beds which will be extended with another 3,500 beds as the need for intensive care for COVID-19 cases arises. Military personnel helped to build the 80 wards in the new hospital.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock and NHS staff stand on marks on the ground to help with social distancing at the opening of the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the ExCel centre in London today

Members of the military stand outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital in East London yesterday

It has 175 internal fire doors, 6 emergency exit doors installed to industry standards in under 10 days.

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Natalie Grey, head of nursing at NHS Nightingale hospital (centre) is watched by Health Secretary Matt Hancock (right) as she unveils a plaque on behalf of the Prince of Wales at the opening of the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London this morning

Figures from the British Department of Health figures reveals that a total of 163,194 people have been tested and 33,718 tested positive.

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock – who also recently came out of quarantine after contracting the virus said the construction of the hospital was testament to the work and the brilliance of the many people involved”, and it showed the “best of the NHS. In these troubled times with this invisible killer stalking the whole world, the fact that in this country we have the NHS is even more valuable than before,” he said.

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