Janitor Ritchie Estabillo was on his way to work when he was confronted by five men who poured bleach over his face, one of a growing number of hospital staff suffering abuse in the Philippines amid panic over coronavirus infections.
FILE PHOTO: Rickshaws block a street from outsiders to protect a neighborhood from the spread of the coronavirus disease in Manila, Philippines, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
“We are not the enemies here,” said the doctor, who asked not to be identified because she was not authorized to speak to media. “We are facing the threat every day in the hospital.” Medical workers have also won praise worldwide, with Britain scheduling a nationwide clap for National Health Service staff last week, and similar enthusiasm shown in India, France, Spain, Italy and elsewhere. Some property owners in Portugal are offering free accommodation to health workers who are afraid of exposing families to the coronavirus.
“They worry that family members and people will be infected. The dormitory owners told them to move out by the end of the month,” said Khin Maung Win, rector of the University of Medicine, which has prepared 100 rooms for doctors.
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