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Syrian Refugee Describes Exprience Cleaning a UK Hospital

Imagine fleeing civil war and then ending up on the frontlines of another battle in your new home. Hassan Akkad is a Syrian refugee-turned-filmmaker, whose nail-biting journey to the UK formed part of a BAFTA-winning documentary. But now he’s joining the fight against coronavirus and working as a cleaner on a London hospital ward, a story he discusses with Christiane.

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