Desperate nurse at coronavirus-hit care home begs government 'please help us'

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EXCLUSIVE: Care home nurse reveals that 11 elderly have died and 30 staff tested positive for coronavirus but they face a daily battle to find enough viral PPE kit

Laura Hibbard, 34, said coronavirus has “ripped through” her nursing home, one of three linked homes which have already lost 11 people to Covid-19.But despite the death toll, staff have a “daily fight” to find enough PPE to protect everyone.

 

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