Covid-19: ‘One of the worst shifts of my life – it’s overwhelming’

Before Boris Johnson announced new tougher restrictions for England, the BBC was given exclusive access to a London hospital to see how staff were coping with Covid.

From nurses talking about crying when they get home to doctors asking people to stop “bending” the rules because it's leading to people in their 20s, 30s and 40s dying, these are the staff of St George’s Hospital.

Reporter: Karl Mercer

Camera: Richard Milliken

Editing: Ed Knight and Dave Thomson

5 January 2021