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Health workers in S. Korea suffering as COVID-19 spreads in hospitals

2020-09-18 10 Dailymotion

세계적으로 늘어나는 코로나 최전선의료진 감염, 국내상황은?<br /><br />With several cluster infections in hospitals in South Korea,... those working on the frontline are becoming increasingly worried.<br />The World Health Organization even reported that one in seven COVID-19 cases worldwide came from health workers.<br />Our Choi Jeong-yoon reports on how medical workers are coping with the situation.<br />Battling on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic since March,... one nurse in South Korea says the fear among his coworkers is growing due to the increasing number of infections among medical workers.<br />"Those who are single are coping with the situation. But those who are married, have children or live with high-risk groups are worrying about spreading the virus to their loved ones."<br />So far, five of his close colleagues have contracted the virus.<br />"One of my fellow nurses who has a 10-month baby tested positive. She was devastated and cried all day long. She said it made her even regret becoming a nurse."<br />With the resurgence in the country, major hospitals including Yonsei Severance Hospital have seen cases of double digit infections within the wards.<br />To prevent the virus spreading sporadically, Seoul city government has decided to preemptively test some 25-thousand hospital workers in 8 districts.<br />Doctors and nurses around the world are facing similar challenges.<br />According to the World Health Organization, around one in seven COVID-19 cases worldwide are among health workers,... and that figure is as high as one in three cases in some countries.<br />"It's not just the risk of infection. Every day, health workers are exposed to stress, burnout, stigma, discrimination and even violence."<br />The uncertainty of not knowing when the pandemic will end is causing tremendous stress among doctors.<br />Since June, more than five-hundred medical workers have gone through counselling at Korea's national center for trauma.<br />However, medical workers say there is a limit to what they can do, and the key solution to ending the pandemic is active cooperation from the public.<br />Choi Jeong-yoon, Arirang News.<br />

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