Coronavirus cases are rising each passing day globally. The doctors and health workers are working 24/7 to ensure that the people are safe. But, their safety is taken lightly.
To draw attention to shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), a group of German doctors posed naked. Photos of the doctors are being shared on social media.
In the photos, the doctors show them their offices with stethoscope and blood pressure equipment without wearing clothes.
The members of the group called this protest Blanke Bedenken, or Naked Qualms. The group said that they felt at risk from coronavirus and claimed their calls for help over several months had gone unheeded.
Ruben Bernau, a GP in the group, told the Artezeitung that he and his practice team were insufficiently equipped to deal with the virus. “The nudity is a symbol of how vulnerable we are without protection,” he said.
The group has launched a website that has a series of photographs featuring scantily clad doctors hiding their private parts with files, toilet paper rolls and stethoscopes.
The description on the website reads as, ”We are your general practitioners. To treat you safely, we and our team need protective equipment. When we run out of what little we have, we look like this.”
German doctors have repeatedly appealed for more PPE since the virus started spreading in Germany in late January.
German firms that make protective clothing have upped their production capacities but unable to meet demand. Medical practices, clinics, and care homes have made frequent requests for filter masks, goggles, gloves, and aprons and say their needs have barely been met.
Demand for PPE has differed strongly from region to region, with North Rhine Westphalia and Bavaria among the most in need.
