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, Emily and her team are visiting hospitals across England to witness first hand the pressure the health service is under.
NHS staff have revealed to ITV News the damage coronavirus is having on their mental and physical health, with one nurse admitting she was prescribed anti-depressants and sleeping pills to cope with the stress.
Jess Edwards, a critical care nurse at Walsall hospital, said her profession has left her on the brink both in and out of the workplace.
Ms Edwards said: “It’s getting progressively more difficult as the time goes on.
“We’ve been doing this for nearly 12 months now.”
ITV News reports from an intensive care unit which is treating three times the usual number of patients - and doctors warn they are close to being overwhelmed.
Matt Hancock said he's 'delighted' that police have committed to step up enforcement of lockdown restrictions after reports of people flouting the rules.