The transport secretary has responded to questioning on the death of railway ticket officer, Belly Mujinga. The 47-year-old died with coronavirus after being spat at while on duty.
Ms Mujinga, who had an 11-year-old daughter, was on the concourse of Victoria station in London when a member of the public who said he had Covid-19 spat and coughed at her and a colleague.
Both women fell ill with the virus, and Ms Mujinga died in hospital in Barnet 11 days after the attack on April 5. When asked about Ms Mujinga, Grant Shapps said around 50 transport workers have died during the crisis.
He told BBC Breakfast: "My heart goes out to Belly’s family. Nobody should be spat at. "This is not a question of PPE, it's just disgusting and I know that