To Celebrate Coronavirus Patients' Recovery, 2 Chinese Doctors Dance Joyfully Outside Hospital
Six coronavirus patients were discharged last Friday from the Peoples Hospital of Linbi County in Suzhou Anhui Province of eastern China. The hazmat-suited medics were seen gleefully dancing on their tiptoes as their patients left the hospital to go home.
A heartwarming video of two medical attendants dancing in front of a hospital to celebrate recovery of several patients from COVID19, has gone viral on social media.
According to reports, six coronavirus patients were discharged last Friday, from the People's Hospital of Linbi County in Suzhou, Anhui Province of eastern China.
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The hazmat-suited medics were seen gleefully dancing on their tiptoes, as their patients left the hospital to go home.
The video was shared by one of the leading media outlets of China with the caption: '#HeartwarmingMoments: Two medical workers dance ballet in front of a hospital in E China's Anhui to celebrate the recovery of six more #COVID19 patients'.
After seeing off six #COVID19 patients who recovered and were discharged from the hospital, their doctors celebrated with a dance: pic.twitter.com/2lAnKyJjPS
¡ª CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) February 25, 2020
A user wrote, 'So happy I am seeing that doctors are dedicated for the patient. Even knowing that they are in danger. Serve humanity, serve the planet'.
In a similar incident that took place a few weeks ago, Chinese coronavirus patients took up group dancing while being treated at the quarantine units to stay fit and positive.
Hundreds of patients were led by medical staff to a square in the hospital to exercise and dance to a lively Chinese song about red flowers.
From people collapsing like zombies on the street to being under lockdown for a month, locals in Wuhan - the epicentre of the outbreak - have seen the worst things possible. The mental toll of the disease is massive and doctors think that the best way to help patients blow off some steam is to dance away their stress.
Coronavirus patients made to dance as part of recovery at makeshift hospital pic.twitter.com/t6dffpOTNa
¡ª The Independent (@Independent) February 13, 2020
¡°Patients may be in a bad mood with the unfamiliar environment after being admitted to the hospital. Besides, there are so many patients living together, so they may feel nervous and spend a long time in bed,¡± Ms Chen Xiaoyan, Chief Nurse at Zhongnan hospital of Wuhan University, added, explaining the reason for the group activity.
While health experts have expected limited outbreaks beyond China, the rapid acceleration of cases in Italy - going from three on Friday, to 220 on Monday - is concerning the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to Reuters, Italian authorities sealed off the worst-affected towns, closed schools and halted the carnival in Venice, where there were two cases.
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Italy reported a total of 229 novel coronavirus cases on Monday, leaping ahead of Japan (156 cases) on the list of worst-hit countries. Six people have died from respiratory disease COVID-19 in Italy, and 27 more are in intensive care.
Apart from Italy, San Francisco has also declared a local emergency over the coronavirus, despite having no cases, as US officials urged Americans to prepare for the spread of infections within their communities.
