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More than 70 landmarks across England will be lit up blue on Saturday to mark 73 years of the NHS and thank staff for their contributions during the pandemic.
The Wembley arch, the Liver building in Liverpool, Salisbury Cathedral and vaccination centres across the country will be illuminated as memorial events are held to remember health workers who died in the pandemic.
One of the main reasons people do not self-isolate when instructed to is the lack of financial support, a professor in health psychology has said.
Prof Robert West of UCL’s Institute of Epidemiology and Health, described the economic factor as a “the big gap in our armour” which the UK government has never properly addressed.
