Chinese nurses heading to Wuhan are shaving their heads to treat coronavirus patients because long hair can spread the disease

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• Chinese nurses heading to Wuhan are shaving their heads to help them fight the coronavirus epidemic more effectively.
• Having no hair achieves a few things: it prevents the infection from spreading via exposed hair, and also makes it easier to put on and take off protective gear.
• Time pressure for medical staff in Wuhan is extreme, and saving even a few minutes a day is seen as worthwhile.
• Extreme measures being taken include wearing adult diapers instead of taking bathroom breaks.
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Chinese nurses are voluntarily shaving their heads to reduce the risk of cross-contamination while fighting the coronavirus at hospitals in Wuhan.

Shaved heads are just one example of sacrifices medical staff are making as they head to the front line of the epidemic.

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