Shocking video shows elderly virus patients on 'apocalypse’ ward of Italian hospital
Patients in northern Italy wear bubble-like apparatus on their heads to help with their breathingThe country's ICU wards are packed with COVID-19 patients many of whom have underlying health conditions
Doctors in the region are reportedly calling the deadly outbreak “the Apocalypse” as the country recorded 427 new deaths in 24 hours making it the new epicentre of the crisis with 41,000 recorded cases. Dr Lorenzo Grazioli, who worked for the NHS in Leicester for one year, urged the UK to follow the example of China and Italy and lock everything down.According to Sky News, the medics at Bergamo wanted Britain to see the footage and sent a simple message: "Get ready.
Bergamo is said to be one of the worst hit cities in Italy and the local authorities are currently building a temporary hospital to assist with the number of virus cases, according to local media. In comments to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said measures taken to close schools, universities and to impose severe restrictions on movement would have to be prolonged.
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