A medical worker wearing a protective mask rides a free shuttle service for healthcare workers following the suspension of mass transportation in Metro Manila to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease. Many hospital staffs are also suffering abuse from the public due to the outbreak. - Reuters
MANILA: Janitor Ritchie Estabillo was on his way to work on Monday (March 30) when he was confronted by five men who poured bleach over his face, one of a growing number of hospital staff suffering abuse in the Philippines amid panic over Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections.
His employer said Estabillo had been checked over and was unharmed but called the attackers "vile individuals" who could have cost him his sight.
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