Overworked Japanese nurses quitting as they face discrimination from neighbours over Covid
Nurses from over 20 per cent of Japanese hospitals handling coronavirus have resigned citing abuse and discrimination
24 December 2020 • 3:57pm
Nurses from over 20 per cent of Japanese hospitals handling coronavirus have resigned citing abuse and discrimination
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Nurses resigned from more than 20 percent of the Japanese hospitals designated to handle coronavirus cases in the first seven months of the pandemic, with the majority leaving due to abuse and discrimination from people around them.
A study by the Japan Nursing Association has found that nurses across the nation are also leaving the profession due to the excessive demands of work as a result of the pandemic, as well as the risk of infection.