Half of A&E consultants at coronavirus-hit hospital are off sick over killer bug

NEARLY half of the senior consultants at one hospital in the north of England are off sick over coronavirus, the Sun Online can reveal.

Five out of the 12 senior A&E consultants are unable to work – either sick or self-isolating over the bug.

Half of the staff at one A&E are unable to work over coronavirusGetty Images - Getty

And a source revealed the drop meant the hospital was being “overwhelmed” by patients in the fight against coronavirus.

It comes as just...