12 Stories Of People Working During Coronavirus Outbreak That Prove Some Heroes Just Wear Masks

With a total of 1.5 lakh infected coronavirus cases, the novel COVID-19 continues to tighten its grip on the entire world, slowly and steadily. In fact, the world has witnessed more than 7,000 deaths to the deadly virus.

Between all these there are many who are doing their jobs despite this panadamic. These are doctors, nurses, garbage collectors, policemen, firefighters etc. who are risking themselves of this deadly disease. These people are out in the field catering to our daily needs and risking their lives so that we can live ours.

We have listed some instances which shows the real heroes the world needs currently:

1. A Twitter user “David Carpenter” shared a picture of her daughter who was taking care of coronavirus patients in London. Even after completing her job, his daughter volunteered to go back to ICU and help the patients.

If you want to know what a hero looks like, here’s my daughter, nursing Covid-19 patients 2 weeks ago. She’s an ICU nurse in London & finished her job this week, was exposed to the virus, could have come home but volunteered to go back & help her team & patients #CloseThePubs pic.twitter.com/W5JqsWNOba

— David Carpenter (@carpenter_david) March 14, 2020

2. An exhausted Chinese nurse had marks on her skin from wearing face masks and goggles for long hours.

An exhausted Chinese nurse who has been left with sore marks on her skin from wearing tight face masks and goggles for 12hrs straight to protect her from coronavirus.
Here’s to the everyday heroes- the doctors and nurses who are fighting night and day to keep the rest of us safe pic.twitter.com/VwfQ21fUwk

— rocksaqib (@saqib_rock) March 16, 2020

3. A garbage collector from San Francisco shared his story amid the fear and panic of the coronavirus.

I’m a garbageman, I can’t work from home and my job is an essential city service that must get done. It’s a tough job, from getting up pre-dawn to the physical toll it takes on my body to the monotonous nature of the job, at times it’s hard to keep on going.
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— Jester D (@JustMeTurtle) March 14, 2020

Right now though, right now I am feeling an extra sense of pride and purpose as I do my work. I see the people, my people, of my city, peeking out their windows at me. They’re scared, we’re scared. Scared but resilient.
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— Jester D (@JustMeTurtle) March 14, 2020

Us garbagemen are gonna keep collecting the garbage, doctors and nurses are gonna keep doctoring and nurse-ering. It’s gonna be ok, we’re gonna make it be ok. I love my city. I love my country. I love my planet Earth. Be good to each other and we’ll get through this. 💕

— Jester D (@JustMeTurtle) March 14, 2020

4. Few days ago image of a doctor went viral, who was lying down exhausted in full safety gear after discharging the last patient from a hospital in China.

This picture aches.

Dr. Xiang lying on a vacant bed after the last patient too was discharged from Wuhan’s hospital, #China built exclusively for treating #Covid19.
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To the health dept around the world working tirelessly for us under dire conditions; Our Deep Respect ❤ pic.twitter.com/lHqJlwFwEA

— Timeless (@The_RedWinged) March 12, 2020

5. A 29-year-old Chinese doctor named Peng Yinhua postponed his own wedding to help battle the coronavirus “on the front line” died after he caught the disease.

#heroesofcoronavirus
Heroes of Coronavirus:
#2 Peng Yin Hua, 彭银华
male, age 29, doctor, respiratory and critical illness doctor, Wuhan, died on 2/20/2020, postponed wedding to treat patients, wife is pregnant. China rewarded him a title for his efforts fighting the virus.
RIP pic.twitter.com/qendonEI7G

— Coronavirus Update (@Cathay74263282) March 15, 2020

6. A fire chief misses his 20th wedding anniversary to be on duty in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.

7. Italian nurse Alessia Bonari’s Instagram post gives a peek into the physical, emotional and psychological load coronavirus caregivers are carrying.

In the post Nurse wrote:

“I am a nurse and I am facing this health emergency right now. I am scared too, but not to go grocery shopping, I’m afraid to go to work. I am scared because the mask might not fit my face well, or I may have accidentally touched myself with dirty gloves, or maybe the lenses don’t cover my eyes and something might have passed. I’m physically tired because protective devices hurt, scrubs are sweating and once dressed I can’t go to the bathroom or drink for six hours. I am psychologically tired, and as I am all my colleagues who have been in the same condition for weeks, but this won’t stop us from doing our job like we have always done. I will continue to care and take care of my patients because I am proud and love my job. What I ask anyone reading this post is to not frustrate the effort we are making, to be selfless, to stay in the house and protect those who are most fragile. We young people are not immune to coronavirus. We can get sick too, or worse we can make you sick. I can’t afford the luxury to go back to my house in quarantine. I have to go to work and do my part. Y’all make yours, I ask you please.”

 

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8. John Hybridge, the owner of a janitorial (a caretaker or doorkeeper of a building) firm in Kent, Wash makes a checklist to clean doorknobs and elevator buttons everyday.

9. An exhausted nurse from Lombardy in Italy slumped over her keyboard which shows the extreme fatigue that Italian healthcare workers are facing.

The nurse in the picture is Elena Pagliarini said,

“On one hand I was annoyed to see my photo everywhere, I was ashamed of showing my weakness. But then I was happy because I got beautiful messages from people who empathised with my story. I actually don’t feel physically tired, I can work for 24 hours straight if it’s necessary but I won’t hide the fact that right now I’m anxious because I’m fighting an enemy that I don’t know.”

10. A man “Ryan Fahey” shared on Twitter that he dropped his wife, who is a health professional, to the hospital when 95% of the world is distancing themselves from the coronavirus.

Dropped my wife off at the hospital this morning for her 12hr shift. While 95% of the world is distancing from the #coronavirus, health professionals are putting their armor on and attacking it. My wife is a hero. #covid19Canada #HealthCare #frontlines

— Ryan Fahey (@wellnessrf) March 14, 2020

11. A Heartwarming photo of 87-year-old coronavirus patient enjoys a beautiful sunset with his patient outside a hospital in Wuhan city went viral.

12. A police officer, who is suffering from Crohn disease says he will keep doing his job. He urged people to wash hands and be safe.

I’m a Police Officer. I look fine and day to day have little issues but I suffer from #crohnsdisease. I take immunosuppressive meds to stop my own body fighting itself. I’ll keep doing my job as long as I can but I need people to #WashYourHands and be careful #HighRiskCovid19 pic.twitter.com/aqN7NELe0q

— Barry (@Trojandelta) March 15, 2020

There are thousands of hero’s like the one’s we have listed above who are risking their lives and working tirelessly protecting and saving lives in the world. They deserve our massive respect and gratitude, shame on people and publicans who would put lives at risk because they can’t abide by health protocols.