Reports from Germany indicates that General Practitioners (GPs) posted naked selfies to draw
attention to healthcare workers fighting on the German coronavirus
frontline without protective equipment and clothing.
GPs have posted naked selfies to draw attention to the shortage of
protective equipment and clothing for healthcare workers on the German
coronavirus frontline.
The group Blanke Bedenken aim to tell Germany’s health ministers that
their calls over several months for more protective gear weren’t heard.
They said ‘when we run out of what little we have, we look like this’,
suggesting that going to work without PPE in the current crisis is like
being naked.
One GP in the group told ÄrzteZeitung: ‘The nudity is a symbol of how vulnerable we are without protection.’
Members of the group said they felt at risk from coronavirus and many
doctors have repeatedly asked for more kit since the first cases of the
bug in Germany in January.
Firms producing the equipment increased the amount they were producing but still didn’t meet demands.
Filter masks, goggles, gloves and aprons were frequently requested by
medical practices, clinics and care homes but they say their needs have
barely been met, The Mirror reported.
Members of the group said they felt at risk from coronavirus and many
doctors have repeatedly asked for more kit since the first cases of the
bug in Germany in January.