COVID-19 Crisis: Italian Nurses Work Round-The-Clock As Mankind Fights For Survival

As the number of COVID-19-infected people continues to go up, we can only imagine how daunting it must be, for the people on the front lines - doctors and nurses who are working hard day and night, to quarantine and cure people. Italy has recorded over 2,158 deaths and 27,980 infections till now.

Anuj TiwariUpdated: Mar 17, 2020, 15:16 IST

As the number of COVID-19-infected people continues to go up, we can only imagine how daunting it must be for the people at the frontlines: doctors and nurses who are working hard day and night, to quarantine and cure people. Italy has recorded over 2,158 deaths and 27,980 infections till now.

A quarter of the country's ICU beds are filled in by those who are infected with the virus. Fortunately, Lombardy is home to one of the world's best health systems, and health officials are working day and night to help those who are suffering from the illness.

A nurse rests during a night shift at a hospital in Cremona, Italy.

Medical personnel wearing protective face masks help patients inside the Spedali Civili hospital.

The global death toll due to the novel coronavirus has crossed 7,175 with more than 183,065 cases. The spike in infections in Italy and Spain led to the tally rising manifold.

Italy is the worst-hit country?outside of China - where the outbreak began in the industrial hub of Wuhan.

After Italy, Spain has become the latest?epicentre of the coronavirus?after a faltering response.? ?

A quarter of the country's ICU beds are filled in by those who are infected with the virus.

Doctors and nurses are not able to meet their family members for the fear of infecting them with the virus.

Pagliarini, the nurse told the Corriere della Sera, an Italian newspaper, about how the exhaustion i... Read More

Pagliarini, the nurse told the Corriere della Sera, an Italian newspaper, about how the exhaustion isn't just physical but also mental. She said, "I actually don't feel physically tired, I can work for 24 hours straight if it's necessary but I won't hide the fact that right now I'm anxious because I'm fighting an enemy that I don't know."

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A giant image of a drawing by Venetian artist Franco Rivolli showing a doctor with wings on her back cradling Italy and writing in Italian reading 'To all of you... Thank you!'

Italy��s government has imposed measures to try to stop the spread of the virus with a national lockdown in place, restricting the movement and activities of the country��s 60 million inhabitants.??

First Published: Mar 17, 2020, 15:15 IST

Anuj Tiwari

Anuj Tiwari writes stories for SEO and is a Youtube wizard. An engineer turned social media champ, he keeps a track of all that goes around the world. His interest areas include historic events, political and social-sciences.

COVID-19 Crisis: Italian Nurses Work Round-The-Clock As Mankind Fights For Survival

As the number of COVID-19-infected people continues to go up, we can only imagine how daunting it must be, for the people on the front lines - doctors and nurses who are working hard day and night, to quarantine and cure people. Italy has recorded over 2,158 deaths and 27,980 infections till now.

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