Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Get unlimited access to 10,000+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just
Try GOLD - Free
I'll never forget my time on the ICU during the Covid pandemic
Liverpool Echo
|March 24, 2025
AS A JOURNALIST of some years, there are a number of stories that have lingered long in my memory.
-
What I witnessed in the Intensive Care Unit of the Royal Liverpool Hospital at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic is certainly one of them.
After months of negotiations, I was granted exclusive access to the ICU at the city centre hospital in November of 2020.
The virus had been with us here in Liverpool for many months but it was still raging and many people in this unit were still dying horrible deaths.
The trust running the hospital agreed to let myself and photographer Andy Teebay inside in order to highlight to people just how serious the situation still was at this point. Understandably the fatigue of multiple lockdowns and a convoluted range of restrictions was starting to get to people, but the killer virus was still hugely prevalent in our region and health bosses wanted to show that.
This story is from the March 24, 2025 edition of Liverpool Echo.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Italia 100,000 Rate...
FOLLOWING THE PRINCESS OF WALES TRIP TO REGGIO EMILIA, LARA OWEN FINDS OUT MORE ABOUT THE REGION'S APPROACH TO EARLY YEARS EDUCATION
3 mins
May 20, 2026
Liverpool Echo
Show episodes removed after serious allegations
CHANNEL 4 has removed all previous seasons of Married At First Sight UK (MAFS UK) from its streaming platforms after ‘‘very serious allegations’’.
1 mins
May 20, 2026
Liverpool Echo
LOSS Vegas makes little sense for sides like Saints
IT looks as though Saints will not be heading to Las Vegas next February for the NRL's showpiece Stateside venture, with Leigh Leopards and Bradford Bulls now appearing the more likely names on the boarding list.
1 min
May 20, 2026
Liverpool Echo
Claire House campaign to boost 24-7 care plan
FAMILIES COULD ACCESS SPECIALIST HOSPICE CARE AND SUPPORT
1 mins
May 20, 2026
Liverpool Echo
Counting cost of dropping off
THE consequences of Everton's defeat to Sunderland will likely extend beyond the failure to qualify for Europe.
2 mins
May 20, 2026
Liverpool Echo
Making our churches sustainable
ACROSS the Diocese of Liverpool and the Church of England, churches are continuing to explore new ways to reduce their environmental impact and build a more sustainable future for generations to come.
1 min
May 20, 2026
Liverpool Echo
Riise questions Salah's timing
FORMER Liverpool defender John Arne Riise believes Mohamed Salah should have waited until after the season before issuing his latest dig at Arne Slot - and pointed the finger at the players for the Reds’ underwhelming season.
2 mins
May 20, 2026
Liverpool Echo
Win papers over nagging doubts
IF grinding out wins while playing well below your best is the mark of a side with serious ambitions, then the Saints must fancy their chances of being in the mix when the prizes are handed out.
1 mins
May 20, 2026
Liverpool Echo
Baying mobs guilty pleasure
THERE'S a particularly shocking standout fact, for want of a less clunky expression, in the opening episode of this ninth Tower of London series.
1 mins
May 20, 2026
Liverpool Echo
Mum overwhelmed by family's moving tribute to Bradley
EVERTON FANS REMEMBERED BOTH THE BRAVE YOUNGSTER AND TRAGIC MICHAEL JONES WITH ROUNDS OF APPLAUSE AT MATCH
3 mins
May 20, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size