Over 10,000 NHS workers have signed a petition demanding that Boris Johnson make sure they have access to right safety equipment to keep them safe.
The statement, organised by campaigning group EveryDoctor, has been signed by 20,000 people in the last 36 hours and calls for every health and care worker to have access to World Health Organisation standard protection.
It comes as trade union Unison warned that social care workers across the country are at breaking point with many being given just plastic aprons and gloves to protect against coronavirus as they support the vulnerable and elderly.
Care workers say some managers are either refusing to issue face masks or not providing training in how to use them, and not supplying hand