TOKYO, May 17 — Japanese hospital doctors on the front line of the Covid-19 pandemic face tough working conditions, with many reusing masks and few getting hazard pay, a survey by a labour union showed. The survey of about 170 doctors, conducted online from late April through May 6, found...
A doctor wearing an N95 mask prepares a simulation for drive-through polymerase chain reaction tests for the coronavirus disease at Edogawa ward in Tokyo, Japan, April 22, 2020. — Reuters pic
The survey of about 170 doctors, conducted online from late April through May 6, found three-quarters said they were ordered to work on the coronavirus front line, while four-fifths said they receive no hazard allowance for the work. The survey by the Zenkoku Ishi Union, posted on its website on Friday, found nearly 70 per cent of doctors saying the government is failing to handle the situation properly.
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