Healthcare workers, who are at the forefront of the war against coronavirus, is facing an uphill battle even as the number of cases keep increasing. The long hours of duty and the suffocating personal protection equipment (PPE) and masks seem to be taking physical and emotional toll on many of them.
A photo of a doctor’s wrinkled hand, shared by IAS officer Awanish Sharan on Twitter, has gone viral, with many other healthcare professionals sharing similar images and users expressing their gratitude for the selfless service rendered by the healthcare workers.
"This is the hand of a doctor after removing his medical precautionary suit and gloves after 10 hours of duty. Salute to the frontline heroes," Sharan had written.
This is the hand of a doctor after removing his medical precautionary suit and gloves after 10 hours of duty.
— Awanish Sharan (@AwanishSharan) June 19, 2020
Salute to the frontline heroes.👍🙏 pic.twitter.com/uuEzGZkWJx
A doctor reacted the image and thanked him for the acknowledgment.
Thank you Sir for your acknowledgement 🙏...Bcz ppl don't acknowledge the efforts and pain of doctors now a days....
— Dr. Roopam Panda (@RPanda5) June 19, 2020
"That was mine wearing two gloves just for 2 hours," wrote a user, sharing a photo of his hand.
That was mine wearing two gloves just for 2hours. Went in covid19 ward to do maintenance work. pic.twitter.com/OoUAdJb6qW
— Sanjeev Kumar🇮🇳 (@008Sanjeev) June 19, 2020
Many users appreciated the healthcare workers and saluted them for their dedication.
Salute to the Frontline fighters. Really appreciate their work and efforts. Hatsoff😍🙌💯👏#TogetherWeCan #StayHomeStaySafe #StayHomeSaveLives #stayhomestaystrong #IndiaFightsCorona #worldsfightcorona #COVID19 #pandemic
— Mitti Ke Rang (@mitikerang) June 19, 2020
