As an infection doctor, Chris van Tulleken has worked closely with some of the world’s most dangerous diseases. But when he returned to frontline medicine for the first time in 10 years to help with the fight against Covid-19, even he was shocked.
For this unflinching documentary, Chris set out to find out why it’s so difficult to treat – but it became deeply personal when his twin brother Xand suffered coronavirus symptoms.
After seemingly recovering, Xand developed an irregular heartbeat and had to be rushed to A&E for life-saving treatment.
Chris breaks down in tears as he witnesses an anaesthetic team putting his sibling to sleep then medics using a defibrillator on him.
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