seeing a fast moving story melinda thanks rangers update that is our chief political correspondent linda craig. doctors and nurses are at the forefront of efforts to save lives in europe's worst affected country italy more than 2 and a half 1000 health workers have already tested positive for the corona virus the northern region of lombardy which has been at the center of the outbreak is appealing to recently retired doctors and nurses to return to work to help overwhelmed. we take you now inside an intensive care unit in italy. the camera follows calmes streaming into the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in northern italy a hospital in crum own in the long body rages she explains what she must wait to keep stuff. surgical gloves shoe cumbers headgear special gloves that are different to the ones i've got on now and most importantly face masks and protective glasses . must greeny and colleagues have lost count of the number of hours they've spent treating patients in the intensive care unit. patients connected to ventilators while lying on their stomachs the pressure makes it easier for oxy