A nurse killed herself after testing positive for coronavirus because she feared she had infected others. Daniela Trezzi, 34, took her own life after she contracted the virus while working on the front line of the crisis at a hospital in Lombardy.
Lombardy is the worst-affected region in Italy, and the epicentre of country’s outbreak. The Italian Nursing Federation of Nurses confirmed her death a consequence of COVID-19 in a statement last night.
The federation expressed its "pain and dismay" at the loss of one of its nurses and said Daniela had been suffering from "heavy stress" because she feared she was spreading the virus.