当地时间2月3日晚，英国首相鲍里斯•约翰逊在推特上发布了一段视频，向之前去世的百岁老兵Tom Moore致敬。约翰逊配文称：“今晚，我们向汤姆•穆尔上尉和他筹款帮助的卫生工作者致敬。”


 
视频中，约翰逊和卡丽•西蒙兹走出唐宁街10号，在门前鼓掌大约1分钟。

据BBC报道，当地时间2日，英国百岁老兵汤姆•穆尔感染新冠病毒去世，他于上周日入院治疗。生前，他通过在园中散步走圈的方式，为英国的医疗系统NHS筹集到3200万英镑。此前，汤姆•穆尔确诊新冠阳性，家人称由于他接受肺炎治疗，所以不能接种新冠疫苗。

Captain Sir Tom Moore has died with coronavirus. The 100-year-old, who raised almost £32m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden, was admitted to Bedford Hospital last Sunday. He tested positive for Covid-19 last week. His family said due to other medication he was receiving for pneumonia, he was unable to be vaccinated.



BBC称，穆尔帮助英国人重新振作起来，他的那句“明天是个好日子”也是社交媒体的热搜。去年7月，穆尔在温莎城堡被英国女王封爵。

He was credited with lifting the nation's spirits and his saying "Tomorrow will be a good day" trended on social media. He was knighted by the Queen in July in a special ceremony at Windsor Castle.
 

2月2日，英国伦敦的唐宁街10号首相府降半旗致哀。新华社发（英国首相府供图） 图源：新华网

白金汉宫发言人表示：“英国女王怀念去年与穆尔及其家人在温莎的时光。女王及王室成员致哀，他的精神传递全国乃至全球。”

A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: "Her Majesty very much enjoyed meeting Capt Sir Tom and his family at Windsor last year. Her thoughts, and those of the royal family, are with them, recognising the inspiration he provided for the whole nation and others across the world."


2月3日正午12时，英国伦敦的皮卡迪利广场大屏幕上显示向汤姆•穆尔致敬的内容。新华社记者 韩岩 摄 图源：新华网

穆尔是英国中部贝德福德郡一名二战老兵。他于2020年4月发起步行筹款挑战，目标是在4月30日百岁生日前借助助行器绕自家院子走100圈，为抗疫医护人员筹集捐款1000英镑。他的善举激励和感动了无数人，世界各地民众纷纷慷慨解囊，最终为英国国民保健制度筹集超过3200万英镑，穆尔也因此创下个人通过步行筹款最多的吉尼斯世界纪录。

Moore, who turned 100 last April, raised more than 32 million pounds for Britian's National Health Service by walking 100 laps around his garden during the country's first COVID-19 lockdown last year. Tom Moore originally aimed to raise just £1,000. He achieved the record title for the most money raised by charity walk (individual).

英国政府2日发布的数据显示，该国当天新增新冠确诊病例16840例，累计确诊病例3852623例；累计死亡病例108013例。

综合来源：新华网，参考消息，BBC