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The medical personnel has been at the forefront of the Covid-19 battle since the pandemic broke out in late 2019. For them, putting on personal protective equipment (PPE) during hour-long working shifts, which is described as “stuffy” and “like a sauna”, has become a daily ritual.

Doctors, nurses, and other hospital personnel have been putting all out to help Covid-19 patients whose lives are dependent on them. They work extra shifts or overnight, skip meals, stay by patients’ side but away from their family. They put other people’s lives before their own.

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Authorities and medical personnel in Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province, pulled up all night to take samples of local residents, in a bid to promptly localize and stamp out the pandemic.

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Medical staff collecting swab samples of one man in Mao Dien commune.

(Photo: Suc Khoe va Doi Song)

High working intensity leaves many medical staff in exhaustion.

(Photo: Suc Khoe va Doi Song)

The doctor in the photo is too worn out that his colleagues have to remove the PPE for him.

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One medical staff in full PPE takes a nap on two chairs, as there is virtually no beds left for them.

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Another healthcare worker even sleeps on the floor to recharge after overwhelmed working hours.

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Mao Dien is one the most populous communes in Thuan Thanh district, having over 15,000 people. Therefore, it's a great pressure for local authorities and medical personnel to conduct timely contact tracing and localization.

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Medical staff says goodbye to their family members in the middle of the night. They are heading to the hospital to take test samples for over 182,000 residents in Thuan Thanh district.

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Earlier last August, Vietnamese netizens are moved as photos of exhausted medical staff in Da Nang surfaced on the Internet.

This is how one doctor drinks water after long working hours.

(Photo: Suc Khoe va Doi Song)

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