Coronavirus: Pressure on government grows as two doctors die

Ministers under attack for not providing protective garments for NHS frontline workers

NHS coronavirus
The Royal Mint works on the production of a medical visor for the NHS
(Image credit: Geoff Caddick/AFP via Getty Images)

Pressure on the government to supply protective equipment for NHS staff is growing, following the deaths of the first British doctors from Covid-19.

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