One-minute of silence held in UK for workers who died from COVID-19

A minute of silence was held in the UK on Tuesday to honor workers who died from COVID-19.

A total of 158,348 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the country, with over 21,000 deaths reported, including over 100 NHS staff and other healthcare workers.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who's just back to work on Monday after contracting the coronavirus, and Keir Starmer, the leader of the main opposition Labour Party also paid their respects.

Johnson later tweeted: "The nation will not forget you."

While Starmer called the observance of silence "a really emotional moment."

"Coronavirus has shown us who our key workers really are," Starmer wrote on Twitter.