physiotherapy might not seem an obvious part of the front—line fight against coronavirus, but tom meredithhis work is crucial. it's 7:45am. bye. ijust dropped off my daughter to nursery, and now i'm heading in to start my shift. we have five wards up here with about 70 patients, all with coronavirus, age ranging from 90s down into their 30s. some are too frail for intensive care. their bodies would just not cope with being on a ventilator. tom and his team try to help clear their chests so they can breathe. sometimes that won't work, and they can only make them comfortable. others, though, are at the start of the long road to recovery. so we're just off to see a patient now for some rehabilitation, with myself and taylor and charlotte here. this gentleman is a step down from intensive care, he was in intensive care for about three weeks, so he's very, very weak. michael cox moved down to the general covid ward a few days ago. now it's time to try to stand up and take his first step. this is what success looks like. slow, painful and exhausting. but genuine progress. great! that was your fi

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one of them is physiotherapist tom meredith who gave us this look at his daily work.ronavirus, but tom meredith says his work is crucial. it's 7:45am. bye. ijust dropped off my daughter to nursery, and now i'm heading in to start my shift. we have five wards up here with about 70 patients, all with coronavirus, age ranging from 90s down into their 30s. some are too frail for intensive care. their bodies would just not cope with being on a ventilator. tom and his team try to help clear their chests so they can breathe. sometimes that won't work, and they can only make them comfortable. 0thers, though, are at the start of the long road to recovery. so we're just off to see a patient now for some rehabilitation, with myself and taylor and charlotte here. this gentleman is a step down from intensive care, he was in intensive care for about three weeks, so he's very, very weak. michael cox moved down to the general covid ward a few days ago. now it's time to try to stand up and take his first step. this is what success looks like. slow, painful and exhausting. but genuine