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Heartbroken family pay tribute to first Scots carer to die of coronavirus

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The heartbroken family of the first Scottish care worker to die of coronavirus have paid tribute to the “wonderful” mum of one.

Catherine Sweeney, 64, was due to retire from her job with West Dunbartonshire Counci l next year. She was a home carer and contracted the virus in the Dumbarton area while working without personal protective ­equipment.

The widow was admitted to a ­high-dependency unit last Sunday but passed away on Saturday night at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.

In a statement released through the GMB Union, her family said: “We want to pay tribute to our wonderful mother, sister, and beloved auntie, Catherine Sweeney, who passed away from Coronavirus while being cared for by the medical staff at the RAH Paisley, on

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