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MIDHUN PAUL is married to SIPHY JOSEPH, who is expecting their first baby. They are both junior doctors in training at Dorset County Hospital. Week 21 of lockdown. Dorset Supporting U N MASKED In the first phase of lockdown I was working in ITU. We had Covid patients every day. It was a manageable level but not without challenges. “One patient was a local GP. Everybody was happy seeing his slow recovery but, unfortunately, he succumbed to the illness, which was shocking and very sad.” Midhun Paul “This will be the first grandchild for my parents but they can’t visit us from India because of travel restrictions. Meanwhile, Midhun’s parents came over at the beginning of the year to see us and they can’t get back! Siphy Joseph