Protect ‘healthcare heroes’ from COVID-19, urges UN rights expert Provided by Lu Xiang A patient has recovered after efforts by Lu Xiang and his medical team dispatched from Jiangsu Province to Huangshi, Hubei due to the COVID-19 outbreak. 27 March 2020 Health States and business leaders must step up efforts to ensure that the selfless doctors, nurses, first-responders and other medical professionals working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic receive adequate protective equipment, a UN rights expert said on Friday. “Their tireless work and self-sacrifice show the best of humanity”, said Baskut Tuncak , Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes. UN Special Procedures ✔ @UN_SPExperts Health care heroes need protection – @ SRtoxics calls on States and businesses to urgently step u
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