Daegu nurses' facial bandages have become badges of honourThe pads, plasters and tape protect the nurses' faces from painful sores that can develop as they tend to coronavirus patients for hours on end. (Photo: AFP)DAEGU, South Korea: Across their foreheads, cheeks and noses, the nurses on the front line of South Korea's struggle against the coronavirus outbreak wear bandages that have become badges of honour. Teams of full-time and volunteer nurses operate at the hospital, one of the biggest in Daegu, and the bandages have come to represent their self-sacrificing efforts. (continues below)Nurse Kim Do-yeon during a break between shifts caring for patients infected with the Covid-19 at Keimyung University hospital in Daegu on Friday. The bandages help to protect against painful sores incurred while wearing full protective suits for hours on end.

Source: Bangkok Post March 13, 2020 08:46 UTC