‘It is very rewarding’: How two refugees are working as NHS doctors during coronavirus outbreak

‘I am very proud to get this opportunity because the UK helped me a lot,’ Dr Ahmad Alomar says

Dr Ahmad Alomar (left) and Dr Hamad Hawama (right) are both working as doctors in the NHS during the Covid-19 outbreak

Thousands of miles from home, Syrian refugees in the UK have found themselves on the frontline of the UK’s coronavirus outbreak.

“Sometimes I feel stressed because of the fear of catching the virus or the fear of what would happen,” says Dr Hamad Hawama. “But most of the time I feel very proud.”

“It is very rewarding to pay back to the community and to be someone who can help and support others,” the Syrian national tells The Independent.