
He should be on the frontline of the pandemic response. Instead, he is facing deportation
CNN
Few would envy Britain's embattled National Health Service workers over the past year. One of the world's worst Covid-19 tolls has meant grueling shifts, danger, and workplaces full of grief and trauma.
But Charles Oti would swap places with them in a heartbeat. A microbiologist by training, Nigerian by birth, Oti has spent four years working for the NHS honing a specialism in infection control. Oti's skills are in short supply and among the UK government's highest priorities for recruitment. But instead of taking a position on the front line of the pandemic response, he has been prevented from working and threatened with deportation.More Related News

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