Since the first outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in Daegu city, South Korea, it has rapidly spread and made the country the second most infected country in the world, behind only China.
At the end of February, when the epidemic broke out in Korea, the number of cases increased from 50 cases to 5,000 cases in just 10 days. But by conducting more than 270,000 tests, along with thousands of messages and notifications via the internet, the number of new infections per day decreased from 900 cases to 76 cases on March 15.
This positive change thanks to a contribution, day and night efforts from a team of nurses and doctors. Every day, the doctors at the front line of the Daegu anti -fluid must be stretched out to work, and the stickers and medical tapes are the way they use to protect their faces from swelling, bruises due to wearing protective clothes and wearing masks for too long.
The injuries on their faces are clear evidence of the sacrifice of the medical staff here. Nurses have more ice covers than doctors because they spend more time caring for patients, said Jung Sang Min, a senior fellow at Dongsan Daegu Hospital. The nurses are truly the ones who have contributed the most in this battle.
The sticky patches have become a "respect badge" of nurses at the Daegu center in the fight against COVID-19.
Despite having many injuries on their faces, the nursing team always smiles and works day and night.
As of 8:00 a.m. on March 19, South Korea recorded 84 deaths out of a total of 8,413 infections. World experts say that more than a month ago, Korea was still one of the most complex centers. But so far, the rate of new infections and deaths has decreased in Korea. The spread is being well controlled.
