Heartbeat: Terry talks about COVID-19 experience to BBC

June 26, 2020

Charge Nurse, Terry Ma came under the spotlight when he shared his experience of COVID-19 with the BBC. Terry who works in City Hospital’s emergency department, was off work for six weeks as he battled the virus.

He was interviewed by journalist Sian Lloyd about his experience and featured on News at Ten and BBC Online, with footage of him at work filmed by the Trust’s communications team.

He said: “I was scared. Because I heard so much in the news about the virus before I got ill, it was scary. It doesn’t matter how healthy you are, some people can get over it easily, but some people may die because of the virus. So at the time, I was really scared.”

He also shared how he feels wearing full PPE whilst working on a red ward, within ED: “I feel very hot and restricted, but the reason I am wearing full PPE is to protect myself, my colleagues and also the patients around me.”

Patient Mohammed Rashid, who was also featured during filming after being treated in ED for COVID-19 symptoms, said: “I can’t thank the staff enough. They witness stuff that we can’t even imagine every single day, but they still work through it, and they’re smiling, they’re positive. It is incredible, they are heroes.”