Dr Saleyha Ahsan is one of six NHS frontline workers raised by retired maths teacher Ahsan-ul-Haq Chaudry, who contracted Covid despite shielding throughout last year. (Image: Ahsan family / SWNS)She voiced her pain on Twitter today, saying her dad had been "so close after a year of waiting" to be inoculated. Just had a phone call from the GP practice inviting my father for the #CovidVaccine - my dad died a week ago from Covid. (Image: Ahsan family / SWNS)Saleyha praised her father's amazing hard work, saying the family were only just beginning to take stock of his incredible legacy. The daughter said: "He had six children, including five doctors and one pharmacist, and we have been tackling Covid all year.

Source: Daily Mirror January 06, 2021 21:34 UTC