Only 19 bereaved families approved for NHS staff coronavirus compensation scheme

At least 540 health and social workers have died in England and Wales during crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOnly 19 families of NHS and social care workers who died after contracting coronavirus have so far been approved for the £60,000 compensation payment from the government.At least 540 health and social care workers have died in England and Wales during the crisis but, as of 8 July, just 51 claim forms for the taxpayer-funded bereavement scheme