NSTworld “As doctors, we do not want to work while being a source of infection” China covid19 Wuhan
Tired and understaffed, medical workers have had to deal with thousands of new cases per week in Wuhan, the city at the epicentre of the outbreak that first emerged late last year.
“As doctors, we do not want to work while being a source of infection,” he told AFP, requesting anonymity for fear of reprisals. His death unleashed an outpouring of grief and anger on Chinese social media, with 10 academics in Wuhan circulating an open letter calling for political reform and freedom of speech.The deputy mayor of Wuhan said on Friday the city faced a daily shortage of 56,000 N95 masks and 41,000 protective suits.
“Of course, we don’t advocate this method, but medical staff really have no alternative,” she admitted. China has also imported more than 300 million masks and about 3.9 million articles of protective clothing since Jan 24, an official said last week. Doctors have also been forced to don makeshift hazmat suits, which are not adequate protection against the virus, said Xu Yuan, a 34-year-old in the US who donated US$5,000 in protective equipment to former classmates working at Wuhan hospitals.
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