“The conditions and environment here in Wuhan are more difficult and extreme than we could ever have imagined. There is a severe shortage of protective equipment, such as N95 respirators, face shields, goggles, gowns, and gloves.”— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) February 26, 2020
“As a result of wearing an N95 respirator for extended periods of time and layers of protective equipment, some nurses now have pressure ulcers on their ears and forehead. When wearing a mask to speak with patients, our voices are muted, so we have to speak very loudly.”— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) February 26, 2020
“In order to save energy and the time it takes to put on and take off protective clothing, we avoid eating and drinking for 2 hours before entering the isolation ward. Often, nurses' mouths are covered in blisters. Some nurses have fainted due to hypoglycaemia and hypoxia.”— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) February 26, 2020
“Due to an extreme shortage of health-care professionals in Wuhan, 14 000 nurses from across China have voluntarily come to Wuhan to support local medical health-care professionals.”— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) February 26, 2020
Here’s the link to the original piece in the @TheLancet, which contains lots of desperate call for help from the frontline in #China - https://t.co/jUa3rCVHiS— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) February 26, 2020
