The son of a hero NHS doctor who died from coronavirus after warning the government that hospital staff did not have enough protective equipment has praised his courage.
Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury was seriously ill with the killer bug when he posted an appeal on Facebook.
Five days later he was admitted to hospital, where he tragically died on Wednesday.
In his Facebook post, shared on March 18, Dr Chowdhury wrote to Boris Johnson that personal protective equipment (PPE) should be provided for "each and every NHS worker in the UK".
The locum urologist, who worked at Homerton Hospital in East London, said that medics should be able to protect themselves and their families.
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Speaking on BBC Radio 4 this morning, Dr Chowdhury's son Intisar said his father was in "such pain" and was barely able to communicate when he wrote the post.
Intisar continued: "He wrote that post while he was in that state, just because of how much he cared about his co-workers and the courage my dad had to point out something wrong that the government was doing, which I'm so proud to say that he was able to do.
"Even in his state, he did that, and I'm glad that even though I only found out about it yesterday, I'm not surprised, I genuinely am not surprised, because he is a man of the people."
In his Facebook post, Dr Chowdhury wrote: "Dear and Respectable Prime Minister Boris Johnson,.
"Please ensure urgently Personal Protective Equipment [PPE] for each and every NHS health worker in the UK.
"Remember we may be doctor/nurse/HCA/allied health workers who are in direct contact with patients but we are also human beings trying to live in this world disease free with our family and friends.
"People appreciate us and salute us for our rewarding jobs which is very inspirational, but I would like to say we have to protect ourselves and our families in this global disaster."
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA), said it was "so tragic" that Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury had died after issuing a warning about a lack of PPE.
"This is really tragic when you consider that many of these doctors, almost all of them, have come from overseas, they have given their lives to the NHS, to caring for patients and saving lives themselves," he told BBC Breakfast.
"It is so tragic that this particular doctor warned about the risk of becoming infected through lack of protection and our hearts go out to him and all the other healthcare workers who are providing frontline care, over the past few weeks and over this coming Easter weekend and beyond."
