Information collected from 13 countries in the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Africa
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross said it has recorded 208 COVID-19-related attacks against health workers and installations in 13 countries since March, a striking contrast to the cheers and clapping in gratitude for their work in many nations.
He said the incidents range from verbal threats to burning down facilities reportedly housing COVID-19 patients. The ICRC and a dozen other global organizations representing millions of doctors, nurses and health care professionals issued a declaration Wednesday calling the recent displays of public support for COVID-19 responders “heartwarming.” But they said “unfortunately, the sad reality is that health workers have for a long time been subject to many shocking forms of violence.”
He lamented that support for his March 23 call for a global ceasefire to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic has not been translated into “concrete action.”
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