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Doctors slam ‘useless’ PPE provision
Sixty-nine per cent of doctors say they do not feel protected from Covid-19 infection, according to BMA poll
A demonstrator holds signs saying PPE outside St Thomas' Hospital in Central London where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care as his coronavirus symptoms persist

DOCTORS condemned the provision of protective wear as “useless” today, warning that it was putting their lives at risk.

More than two-thirds of doctors (69 per cent) said they do not feel protected from Covid-19 infection, according to a British Medical Association (BMA) poll.

Some have also said they feel forced to work in high-risk areas without the right kit.

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