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Anonymous A&E consultant audio diary: Day 2
On Friday 20 March, as NHS workers began to see the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on their wards, βDr Alβ, an A&E consultant from Manchester, called ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 Live presenter Stephen Nolan to plead with the British public to heed the governmentβs advice to stay at home.
You can listen to his call on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0877rxr
'Dr Al' used an assumed name in order to protect his identity, which means he was able to provide a frank account of the severity of the situation.
Heβs agreed to record an audio-diary throughout the crisis. In his second entry, recorded after his shift on Tuesday 24 March, he explains the difficulties his team is facing..
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