Brown on taking extra NHS shifts during Coronavirus: "I feel it's the right thing to do during a pandemic crisis. I couldn't just sit at home"

Keegan Brown alongside playing darts also works part-time as a laboratory assistant for the NHS in the Isle of Wight and has been duly noted he has been busier than ever due to Coronavirus.

Brown spoke recently about that in more depth and why he is taking on the extra workload during this time instead of just playing darts.

"For now my skills are required in the laboratory, not on the dartboard, so my focus is there," Brown told BBC Sport.

"I feel it's the right thing to do during a pandemic crisis. I couldn't just sit at home whilst my colleagues up and down the country are at work fighting against this virus daily. If they can use my skills in a way to help, I want them to."

"I'm in a biochemistry and haematology laboratory identifying health problems and monitoring chronic diseases as well. We are completing our day-to-day tests as usual and now following procedures in the chain of testing for Covid-19."

Clap for Carers - "Very emotional"

The Clap for Carers which has taken place every week on Thursday nights during this pandemic has seen people all over the UK go outside their homes while social distancing to clap and show their support for the front line workers such as Brown.

For 'The Needle', it is a source of great comfort and revealed that it is what at times has been keeping him going.

"The clap for carers on a Thursday night is very emotional," he added.

"When you can hear clapping, banging on pans and fireworks, it makes it worthwhile going to work daily in these difficult circumstances.

"It's not just the healthcare but all the unsung heroes that are risking their own safety every day to keep the country running. I was just arriving home from a shift last week and it really got me, my neighbours were great.

"Myself and my colleagues in the laboratory all said, when you can hear people's appreciation, it really hits home that people are thankful to what we are doing during this time of need."

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