German doctors have posed naked online to protest a shortage of protective masks and gowns, which they say puts them at greater risk of catching the coronavirus.
GERMANY HAS SUFFERED FROM SHORTAGE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
The health workers’ nude pictures, with carefully positioned props like books and flowers to conceal their private parts, appear on a website urging politicians to ensure doctors and clinics have enough protective gear.
“I learned how to stitch wounds, why do I now have to learn how to stitch masks?” reads a placard held by a female doctor with a stethoscope and a red mask in one photo.
With just over 156,000 confirmed cases and an official death toll of 5,900, Germany has withstood the pandemic much better than the United States, Italy, Spain and France. But just like those countries, it has suffered from a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
The naked doctors said that outpatient and general practice care for coronavirus patients was as important as hospital care, putting them on the frontline in the fight to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
They said their protest was inspired by Alain Colombie, a French doctor who last month posted nude pictures of himself to protest the lack of protective equipment