Keeping love and hope alive in a pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has kept loved ones apart because of the need for social distancing – but love overcomes any barriers. Healthcare staff arrange video calls between patients and family members who long to see each other. Some leave encouraging drawings and notes on the doors of the ward for patients. Amid the pandemic, healthcare professionals remain dedicated adhering to the stringent infection control measures, so as to protect people around them.
Warmest blessings from the outside
Healthcare workers have stuck encouraging notes and drawings on the doors to brighten up the days of patients.
I miss you
Patients are unable to see their loved ones in person. Some healthcare workers arrange video chat with family members before the insertion of breathing tube to bring comfort to patients and their family.
Clearing the way
A patient care assistant in personal protective equipment (PPE) carefully clears the medical waste packed in red bin bags in the Infectious Disease Centre. Colleagues without PPE have to stay away from the corridor temporarily.
Please stay at home for us
As the COVID-19 hits the globe, frontline hospital workers across the world appeal to people to stay at home and prevent the spread of the virus.
Through the looking glass
Healthcare works carry on despite physical barriers in isolation wards. Colleagues scan barcodes for patient information through the glass.
Battle lines
Healthcare workers (left) in the clean zone communicated across an infection-prevention boundary with colleagues to ensure smooth running before the test centre at AsiaWorld-Expo started operation.
Lifting hygiene standards
A hospital elevator was thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after carrying a patient with coronavirus.
Doffing buddy
A nurse instructs her colleague on how to remove her personal protective equipment before leaving the isolation ward. Medical staff must degown in an anteroom before leaving the ward to prevent any spread of the virus to the clean zone.
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