'Covid wasn't like anything we had seen before'

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'Covid wasn't like anything we had seen before'
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Staff at a hospital trust that lost seven colleagues to coronavirus reflect on the pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic changed the lives of so many people forever but nowhere more so than in our hospitals. On the second anniversary of the 2020 lockdown, the BBC talks to staff at the Royal Derby Hospital, where the trust lost seven members of staff to the virus.

Reflecting on the two years that have passed, Mr Hargreaves said: "Part of you thinks, it seems a long time ago. "We still get phone calls from families who are traumatised by what happened. The last time they saw their relative was at the door of A&E.Gavin Regan said the high number of deaths became part of everyday thinking, which was harrowingGavin Regan has the sometimes difficult job of managing the hospital mortuary.

The most difficult times, Mr Regan said, was when the team had to deal with the unexpected deaths among young people."We started to see a lot more younger patients coming through the doors.

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