Readers joined in paying tributes to Chris Buckingham, a nurse who has died after contracting coronavirus. Tributes have been paid to Chris, a nurse in the Continuing Health Care Team, who has been described by his peers as a cheerful, hard-working and kind man . He had joined North Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group in March last year and was well-known in the health and social care community. The news of his death came just a day after it was announced that Linda Parkinson, a health care assistant at the Cumberland Infirmary, had also passed away with Covid-19. Kathryn Louise Holliday said: It was a privilege and an honour to work with Chris over the last year, such a lovely, kind and “gentle gentleman”, the life of a brave and selfless man taken far too early. Rest in peace Chris, we will miss you.