Overworked doctor collapses on camera as concerns rise over China's Covid woes

Just a day after a video showing an overflowing Covid ward went viral, another similar one – of an overworked doctor collapsing – has struck social media.

Stella Dey

December 21, 2022 / 19:40 IST

A worker in a protective suit helps an old man with a wheelchair during lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Shanghai. (Representational)

There has been an unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases in China and grim photos and videos of overcrowded hospitals and crumbling medical infrastructure are painting a gloomy picture.

Just a day after a video showing an overflowing Covid ward went viral, another similar one – of an overworked doctor collapsing – has struck social media.

Overworked for several hours and attending one patient after the other, a tired doctor is seen suddenly collapsing on his chair at his desk at an unnamed hospital in Sichuan province. He was seen slumping and resting several times, trying to catch a break, when his body finally gave up.

Colleagues rushed to his aide and tried to revive him eventually taking him away from his post.

Watch the video below:

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