A nurse thought to be the youngest medic to die from coronavirus was allegedly made to stay at work despite collapsing. John Alagos, 23, was also allegedly not wearing the proper protective clothing despite working as a nurse on the front line treating coronavirus patients.
He is the third NHS nurse to die after caring for patients sick with the deadly virus. His mum, 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