As the United Kingdom grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, Filipino nurses contend with inadequate protection, changing policies, and an uncertain future. Read this in-depth piece by Rappler's CamilleElemia here:
provided full PPEs to their healthcare workers. Even then, he said, it was not enough to protect them.
WORRIES. Here, Rodnie Oro is seen at work. In his free time, he says he likes making films and videos. “For my wife, I know it's mother’s instinct to think about her son. I know silently she dreads going to work for sure. I feel for her, I really feel sorry,” he said. “We just make sure we do the best we can to keep ourselves safe. My wife and I said – no heroics, do your work as best as you can to save people. But you also have to make sure you look after yourself. We have a son, we have families, we have our own lives to live.”Filipino nurses, Cruz said, have no qualms working in
NEW PPEs. Under the UK's recently revised PPE policy following WHO guidelines, healthcare workers are required to wear long-sleeved gowns. Photo by Rodnie Oro“When our patients in critical care get cured, you feel proud. it’s more of a feeling that ‘hey there’s proof that things could get better,’” Blando said.
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