From the front lines, Black Nurses battle twin pandemics of racism and coronavirus

CNN interviewed a dozen Black nurses across the UK's healthcare sector. From students to medics with decades of experience, they work in different roles and different settings hospitals, care homes and clinics.

They all say they have experienced racism in the workplace and that it has become worse amid the coronavirus outbreak.

They told CNN the pressures of the pandemic have exacerbated existing racial inequalities, leaving Black nurses vulnerable to harassment and discrimination.

They say they have been pressured to treat Covid-19 patients without proper personal protective equipment (PPE), to work in the highest-risk areas with larger caseloads, and left too scared to speak out, for fear of reprisals.