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Creators of a video project to memorialize Prince George’s County firefighters who died in the line of duty had struggled to get their hands on one particular photo until a social media post Monday night brought an end to their search.
John Leyh was a member of the Berwyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department who lost his life helping citizens of the county more than six decades ago. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
On July 12, 1956, Leyh responded to a car crash in his own car. While driving home, he himself crashed into a tree. He was 27 years old.
Delta variant surges as Irish government prepares to cut workers’ benefits
Last week as the Delta variant of Covid continued to spread internationally, Ireland s Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and Green Party coalition reluctantly postponed lifting the final phase of public health restrictions, scheduled for July 5, which would have seen the reopening of indoor restaurants and pubs.
The token delay in no way confronts the growing threat posed by the Delta variant, which now accounts for over 50 percent of daily infections in Ireland.
Micheál Martin (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), the overall medical professional body advising the government, warned last week of a peak of deaths in August with projections showing the variant infecting thousands of people per day . Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin who leads Ireland s coalition government told the Dáil (parliament), I spoke. with Nicola Sturgeon First Minister of Scotland an