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Sobbing girl, 8, says "I don't want you to die" before mum leaves for AE shift

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A frontline NHS nurse said she has been left "broken" after her daughter "sobbed and begged" with her to stop working at A&E over PPE shortage fears.

Kate, a health worker from Essex, said her eight-year-old fears she will die because she is one of thousands of frontline staff treating coronavirus patients.

The Government has been under fire for weeks over the distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE), with some frontline staff warning that they have had to work in situations where they feel unsafe.

Kate sent a heartbreaking tweet addressed to Heath Secretary Matt Hancock saying:"Dear @MattHancock - this is my daughter - who I put to bed tonight sobbing and begging me not to work in A&E - her words broke me , “ Mummy I’m only 8

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