The yellow heart is a symbol of grief The coronavirus pandemic has seen more than 4.5 million cases worldwide this year so far - and...
The yellow heart is a symbol of grief
The coronavirus pandemic has seen more than 4.5 million cases worldwide this year so far - and more than 300,000 people have died.
Too many people have lost their loved ones to the killer bug and are mourning the tragedy in lockdown.
One such person is Hannah Gompertz, whose grandmother Sheila sadly died at the beginning of May due to Covid-19.
Her grandfather, David, has been devastated by the passing of his wife and spent a lot of time thinking about how he would let others know about his loss.
He ended up coming up with a very touching way to show his grief - and enable others to do the same.
The family decided to place a yellow heart in the window of their house as a sign that they had been affected by coronavirus.
Hannah explained the heartbreaking, but incredibly inspiring situation in a viral post on Facebook.
She said: "Very sadly our Grandma has passed away after contracting Coronavirus.
"Our Grandad was on the phone this morning and wanted people to understand, not only the number of people who have died due to this virus, but how many people have been affected due to the loss of a family member or friend.
"He suggested that there could be a yellow symbol that individuals who have been affected by loss display in their windows, to show how the country is covered with families that have lost somebody and been touched by this pandemic."
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