The death of Belly Mujinga, a 47-year-old Congolese-born woman, occurred in Barnet, North London, United Kingdom on 5 April 2020 from COVID-19 related complications. Mujinga was selling tickets for Govia Thameslink Railway at London Victoria station when she and a coworker, Motolani Sunmola,[1] neither of whom had PPE, were allegedly spat and coughed on by a 57-year-old man who claimed to have the virus at 11:22 a.m. on 21 March 2020.
Mujinga was later taken to Barnet Hospital with COVID-19, put on a ventilator, and later died.[2] According to a worker at the station, Mujinga had requested that she work in the enclosure due to her respiratory issues, but all were forced to work on the concourse without masks.[citation needed]
Mujinga's death inspired a number of protests after her case was closed in May 2020 in the United Kingdom demanding justice, as well as better treatment of frontline workers, particularly black and minority workers. A petition garnered over 2 million signatures. These protests overlapped with the George Floyd protests and were joined by Mujinga's husband, Lusamba Katalay. Mujinga is considered by many to be a face of the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK.[3]
^Croxford, Rianna (13 October 2020). "Belly Mujinga's death: Searching for the truth". BBC News. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^"Coronavirus: Victoria ticket worker dies after being spat at". BBC News. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^"Belly Mujinga: Protesters 'defending my wife's cause' says husband". BBC. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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