Around the world nurses are risking their lives to treat coronavirus patients. Intensive Care Units in particular have been described as the frontline of this pandemic. It's there that the sickest Covid-19 patients are looked after round-the-clock by highly specialised nurses. Today two of those nurses from two different continents are sharing their stories with Kim Chakanetsa.

Hannah Gray is a 23-year-old nurse working in an Intensive Care Unit at a major London hospital. Her unit has rapidly expanded to accommodate extra patients, and all the staff are getting used to working in full PPE or Personal Protective Equipment. Bianca Dintino is a 26-year-old critical care nurse based at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She was among the first to volunteer to work with coronavirus patients when they started arriving at her hospital in mid-March. She describes the camaraderie that has developed among her co-workers during this difficult time.

Presenter: Kim Chakanetsa

Producer: Jo Impey

Picture: (L) Bianca Dintino & (R) Hannah Gray

Credit: Anne Marie & Simi Sebastian