Doctors Braving Face Mask Scars, Working Long Hours To Treat Coronavirus Patients Are Heroes

The death toll due to the deadly novel Coronavirus outbreak in China has increased to 361, with 17,205 infected cases, health authorities confirming Monday. As the Wuhan coronavirus scare grips the world, doctors from various fields are battling overtime to keep the deadly epidemic in check. It's a salute to these doctors and hospital staff, who have risked their very lives in their attempts to treating coronavirus patients across the world.

Picture of frontline doctors and hospital staff taking rest. These doctors have been tirelessly aiding patients affected with Coronavirus for days that has claimed over 300 lives to this day. The doctors haven't even been able to change from their discomforting hazmat suits to take a break.?

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With the Wuhan Coronavirus affecting over 17,205?people till now, doctors are working non-stop to help patients and take control of the number of cases in the country. With the rising patient count and beds getting occupied one after another, doctors are catching up on their sleep on chairs on which one can barely sit comfortably, let alone sleep.

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Doctors helping patients to fight coronavirus are so occupied that they have to rely on wearing diapers because they don't have enough time to go to the toilet. One can only imagine the kind of discomfort the doctors would be experiencing at this time and still having courage to do this one day after another.

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Doctors and other staff found sleeping on the hospital floors & benches. Coronaviruses (like the one China is experiencing right now) are a large group of viruses that are normally contracted from animals (like civet cats caused SARS in China).? Even the Wuhan Virus originated from the seafood market in the city -- with most of the initial victims being either vendors or buyers at the fish market.?

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These hardworking doctors hardly take breaks as they spend every waking moment treating patients. There is no vaccine or medicine yet to cure the Coronavirus. Doctors are prescribing standard flu and pain medications to ease the symptoms.

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As they say, not all heroes wear capes, some also wear scrubs! People in China have taken pictures of the struggle of the doctors and shared on social media while they sleeping on the floor. The post was captioned, ¡°They are the true heroes of this country.¡±

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The National Health Commission said that it received reports of 2,829 new confirmed cases of Wuhan Coronavirus and 57 deaths on Sunday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reports Xinhua news agency.

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When the doctors and nurses take off their masks and suits during short breaks in their fight against the novel Coronavirus, many have experienced bruises on their face due to the tight elastic face mask. If you've ever worn a face-mask, you'd know the kind of irritation one gets at the nose, However, this is just on an entirely different level.

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Another case of how painful the masks are being for the doctors and the support staff. The disease is spreading rapidly through human contact, so wearing masks and hazmat suits in places with so many patients is imperative.

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