A GP has warned healthcare workers “really, really need help” as more from the frontline fall sick.
Organisations representing hospital trusts have criticised the Government over its promise of more personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers on the coronavirus frontline.
Dr Lamis Latif has added to the calls to urgently supply frontline staff with protective equipment, telling ITV News “we’re desperate”.
“We’ve been urging for weeks. We’re desperate. We’re now seeing staff becoming sick, care homes and carers becoming sick so the front line is going down,” she said.
She added: “We’re losing doctors, nurses, health care professionals by the day because people are unfortunately becoming unwell and now because of the lack of adequate PPE we’re only going to see those numbers come up.
“We’re doing our best to fight this but if we’re working unprotected of course we’re going to get sick.
“And the frontline number will go down even more. So how are we supposed to stop this pandemic? We really, really need help.”
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