Facing dire shortages of protective gear and amid fears that the worst is yet to come, more than 180 medical workers are reported to have fallen victim so far and thousands have been infected.
Tag: Nursing and Nurses
Health Workers Under Attack During Coronavirus Pandemic
Stigmatized as vectors of contagion in some countries, health care workers have been assaulted, abused and ostracized.
Migrant Nurses Fight the Coronavirus Half a World From Home
Nurses from the Philippines and other developing countries have long made up for shortages in Western nations. Now they are risking their lives.
In Detroit She’s a Hero. In Canada She’s Seen as a Potential Risk
About 1,600 health care workers commute from Windsor, Ontario, to hard-hit Detroit, prompting concerns they will carry coronavirus infections back.
How Doctors Are Treating Covid-19 Patients
We want to hear from the doctors, nurses and health care workers risking their lives to save us from the coronavirus pandemic. What makes you do what you do?
‘Health Care Kamikazes’: How Spain’s Workers Are Battling Coronavirus, Unprotected
Over 12,000 health care workers have contracted Covid-19 in Spain amid grave shortages in personal protective equipment. Nurses and doctors showed us how they make their own gowns, masks and shields.
I Went to Iraq to Take Photographs. I Stayed On as a Medic.
My plan was to photograph women displaced by ISIS. But in Mosul, I quickly found myself trying to save lives.
Shaved Heads, Adult Diapers: Life as a Nurse in the Coronavirus Outbreak
For many female health workers on the front line in China, even things like menstruation have become an occupational hazard.
German Nurse Accused of Poisoning Five Infants With Morphine
The babies, who ranged in age from a day to a month old, started experiencing respiratory difficulties about the same time, leading a hospital to investigate.
Northern Ireland Now Has a Government, but Schools and Hospitals Are in Crisis
After three years with no regional government, newly appointed ministers are scrambling to save a range of institutions that are on the brink of collapse.