The brave son of Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, who was killed by coronavirus appeared on Good Morning Britain today to slam Home Secretary Priti Patel's "false" apology.
He slammed the government's failure to protect frontline workers from the virus and their lack of a genuine apology for the failures.
Intisar Chowdhury was composed and articulate just days after losing his father, as he vowed to pass on his father's message about the coronavirus.
"He was unable to vocally communicate with me my sister and my mother, but he still made sure that on behalf of his co workers he would hold the government accountable for not providing enough protection for frontline NHS workers.
"I am so proud of him for that."
Host Piers Morgan asked him about Home Secretary Priti Patel's apology, where she said, "Sorry to anyone who feels they had not had enough protection", rather than apologising for not protecting them.
He also recalled Matt Hancock's implication that the NHS staff are wasting PPE.
Intisar shook his head in disgust, and said: "Priti Patel's apology is not a real apology.
"She's not sorry that people 'feel' there have been failings, there have been failings and I have seen those failings happen."
He explained his father's own death was not caused by a lack of PPE, but said his father had witnessed the failing to provide the protection, and that it had killed a lot of other medical workers.
"[The government] needs to make sure that our NHS workers are properly equipped to fight this disease and to protect our society in general."
Intisar then moved on to Matt Hancok's quote, and said he had discussed it with his mother, a consultant psychiatrist, who had asked: "Is PPE really more precious than the people we are trying to protect?"
He went on to call the government's reaction to the crisis "mediocre".
He concluded: "Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, never forget his name.
"He died so that we could live."
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV
