[Japon] Frontline health workers in Japan face discrimination over virus

Auteur : rédaction de Kyodo News.

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Date : 29 mai 2020.

While medical workers in the United States and Europe have been heralded as heroes in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, many nurses and doctors in Japan have faced discrimination and ostracism despite heightened social media efforts to recognize their contribution.

Source : Kyodo News, « Frontline health workers in Japan face discrimination over virus », Kyodo News Plus, 29/05/2020. URL : https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/05/4a48fb130fd9-feature-frontline-health-workers-in-japan-face-discrimination-over-virus.html (consulté le 29/05/2020)

Photo « à la une » : The Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse aerobatics team conducts a flyover in Tokyo on May 29, 2020, to show appreciation to medical workers fighting the coronavirus outbreak. © Kyodo