International Nurses Day: A salute to the Covid-19 warriors around the world

The noble profession has perhaps never been more vital from a global perspective. Here's a look at the trials that nurses face every day around the world, as they expose themselves to Covid-19 patient...

May 12, 2020, 18:34 IST1 min
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<p>Nurses wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) before entering the room of a Covid-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Emerging Infectious Disease Clinic at King Chula...
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<p>Nurses work at a drive-thru testing site for the coronavirus disease at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, U.S., May 6, 2020.&nbsp</p>
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<p>A nurse stands at the Corona Station in the Dresden Municipal Hospital in Germany, with protective gear behind a window with a symbol of respect.&nbsp</p>
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<p>The marks of goggles and plasters are seen on a nurse"s face after her shift inside the intensive care unit, where patients with Covid-19 are treated at Juarez hospital, as the coronavir...
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<p>A heavily pregnant nurse continues working at a hospital in San Antonio, despite coronavirus fears. Nurse Samantha Salinas goes on a walk with her family amid a coronavirus disease (COVI...
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<p>In Sao Paulo, Rosemary Alves Martins, 38, shows a picture of her husband Eduardo Gomes, a nurse who died from suspected coronavirus disease at the entrance of Tide Setubal public hospita...
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<p>In Wuhan Tongji Hospital, more than 100 representatives of the old, middle-aged and young nurses born in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s reviewed the oath of Nightingale and celebrated the int...
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<p>Doctors, nurses and medical staff wave during a fly-past by an Air Force helicopter over the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS) as the Armed Forces express gratitude towa...
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<p>White shoes are displayed during a demonstration by Registered Nurses and the National Nurses United (NNU) members, on behalf of healthcare workers nationwide who have passed away due to...
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<p>A thank you sign is posted in a building facing NYU Langone Health on National Nurse Day during the outbreak of Covid-19 in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., May 6, 2020.&nbs...
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