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A scared intensive care nurse being forced to share masks has blasted the government amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Lorraine, who did not want to give her second name, admitted many front-line NHS workers are "frightened" in a harrowing interview on Good Morning Britain.

Britain was ordered into an unprecedented lockdown on Monday night with emergency measures to tackle the coronavirus spread - but Lorraine believes this was a full month too late.

She slammed Health Secretary Matt Hancock for his lack of preparations and failing to supply enough equipment in a scathing attack.

Lorraine, who risked her job to speak out, confessed the hospital she works for had down everything in their power but heavily criticised the government's response.

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She said: "My concerns are yesterday morning we received a message to say due to shortages we’d now have to share masks.

"My husband has now given me a mask to take to work. Yesterday it was we need to share filters.

"They have bacteria in them. These things are not sterilised like you would your operating equipment.

"My concern was my manager asked us to share these masks with a sincere apology because we do not have the equipment.

"Matt Hancock and this government had four months to prepare for this. China had less than a week."

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Lorraine warned public we are going into a "war zone" and called for a full lockdown.

The nurse said: "This is definitely something you hope we will never have to experience ever again but if we do I’d hope we are more prepared.

"We are frightened but we still walk through those doors. This is why we came into the jobs as nurse, doctors health care workers, porters, cleaning staff. None of us are shying away from this.

"I cannot understand why we had to receive that message yesterday when we are just going into this tsunami."

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The Health Secretary said the government was calling for 250,000 volunteers to support the NHS - but Lorraine questioned how they could be protected.

She said: "I've been awake for a good few nights now not being able to sleep at all. Awake at 3am this morning contemplating how we’re going to protect these people.

"All our supplies had to go to A & E a week ago because their supplies ran out. There are warehouses full of equipment.

"There should be more back up equipment made in the last four months. At least try to make us safe."

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Lorraine was then asked to give a direct message to the Prime Minister and Health Secretary in case they were watching.

She said: "To Matt Hancock, you are four months too late. To the government, you are four months too late.

"We knew this virus would spread across the world in December. We have had Christmas and Valentine's Day and Mother's Day since then.

"To Boris Johnson, I understand why you took the steady steps like closing schools, asking people to walk two metres apart and self-isolating.

"However, in my opinion you are a full month too late. We should have been on lockdown a full month ago."

*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV at 6am