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On Friday 20 March, as NHS workers began to see the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on their wards, ‘Dr Al’, an A&E consultant from Manchester, called 91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live presenter Stephen Nolan to plead with the British public to heed the government’s advice to stay at home.

You can listen to his call on 91Èȱ¬ 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.

He’s 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..