A third NHS nurse has died after caring for patients sick with coronavirus. John Alagos, 23, is believed to be the youngest medic in the UK to succumb to the devastating virus after he collapsed at work.
His mother, Gina Gustilo, said her son fell ill during a 12-hour shift at Watford General Hospital but was allegedly not allowed to return home due to short-staffing.
She says that instead, he remained at work because his ward was so short-staffed. The grieving mum, 50, told the Mail on Sunday: “I asked 'why didn’t you come home?' He said he had asked other staff but they said they were short of staff and they did not let him go.” Ms Gustilo described how she then advised her son to take paracetamol, but just minutes later, found him