TOKYO: Japanese hospital doctors on the front line of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic face tough working conditions, with many reusing masks and few getting hazard pay, a survey by a labour union showed. Four-fifths of doctors said they receive no hazard allowance for the work.
Doctors wearing protective gear stand by before a demonstration of a drive-through polymerase chain reaction swab test for the coronavirus in Fujisawa in Kanagawa prefecture, southwest of Tokyo.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. - AFP
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% of doctors saying the government is failing to handle the situation properly.
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