The bubbles, which cover the entire head and cause staff great communication difficulties, attempt to equalise the air pressure in the lungs. Asked if Covid-19 is like the flu, Dr Roberto Cosentini, speaking to Sky News in the ward, said: "No, it's utterly another thing. (Image: Sky News) (Image: via REUTERS)"More pneumonia than flu...it's a very severe pneumonia and so it's a massive strain for every health system." As the cases skyrocket, all the supplies and staff power are being used up, and it's a similar story across the world. Unlike some countries, Italy is doing thousands of tests each day but the recovery and death rate appears to be 'neck and neck'.

Source: Daily Mirror March 20, 2020 01:18 UTC