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Italy's medical workers: 'We became heroes but they've already forgotten us'

by Clive Flashman

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"I'm not sure I want to be a nurse anymore," she tells me. "I've seen more people die in the past two months than in the whole six years."

Some 70% of health workers dealing with COVID-19 in Italy's hardest-hit areas are suffering from burnout, a recent study shows. "This is actually the hardest moment for doctors and nurses," says Serena Barello, the author of the study.

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Source: BBC News, 26 May 2020

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