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		</div><p>A hospital worker in the UK has spoken about how fear of coronavirus prompted her family to separate for two months.</p>
<p>Rosaline Pollard, 32, from Ashington, is a lead pharmacist at Worthing Hospital in West Sussex.</p>
<p>Her job involves making recommendations on ward rounds with consultants, but coming home to a young family during the pandemic proved a frightening prospect.</p>
<p><i>“It is scary. You don’t really expect to ever feel concerned about going into work,”</i> Mrs Pollard told the PA news agency.</p>
<p><i>“Are you going to pick up something? Are you going to take it home to your family?”</i></p>
<p><i>“We’ve got two small children, a little boy who’s only just one, and our daughter’s two and a half.</i></p>
<p><i>“I felt nervous. I’d never forgive myself if I went to work and I brought something home and then they were really ill.</i></p>
<p><i>“We didn’t need to take that risk so we chose not to.”</i></p>
<p>To allay their fears, Mrs Pollard’s husband moved into his parents’ house in Surrey with their children in March.</p>
<p>Doing so gave Mrs Pollard flexibility to work late as well as peace of mind, but the move was not without challenges.</p>
<p><i>“I would walk across the landing and see their two little cots in their rooms, and I would think, ‘Oh, there’s no one in there’ – that was quite sad,”</i> she said.</p>
<p><i>“The hardest bit was Easter weekend, because I didn’t actually have to work any shifts. Normally I’d love Friday to Monday off, but without them here, I had no idea what to do with myself.”</i></p>
<p>After almost two months spent apart, Mrs Pollard’s husband had to return to work, and so the family moved back home.</p>
<p>But family life has yet to return to normal as the fear of coronavirus remains.</p>
<p><i>“We didn’t really have a choice which is a bit of a concern because the lady who sits next to me in the office, she has quite recently been off poorly with Covid,”</i> said Mrs Pollard.</p>
<p><i>“We’re just being as vigilant as possible. As soon as I get home, no cuddles or anything like that. It’s straight in the shower, get changed, don’t touch anything.”</i></p>
<p>Mrs Pollard is one of a number of key workers who have shared their stories as part of Sterling Mint’s Heroes of 2020 campaign.</p>
<p>The commemorative coin and medal company has launched a range of silver medals to recognise the pandemic’s key workers, with all profits to be donated to NHS Charities Together.</p>
<p>Ellie Orton, chief executive at NHS Charities Together, said: <i>“The Heroes of 2020 campaign is a wonderful way to recognise the remarkable commitment made by key workers whilst also raising funds for NHS staff, volunteers and patients.</i></p>
<p><i>“Our Covid-19 appeal is about giving back and supporting to those who have done so much for us, and this campaign is a lovely way to do this.”</i></p>
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