'Burned out:' Philippine nurses battle Covid-19, resignations

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 21, 2021 12:00 am

Exhausted nurses in the Philippines are struggling to care for patients as colleagues contract Covid-19 or quit a profession that was dangerously understaffed even before the pandemic.

The country is enduring a record rise in infections, fueled by the Delta variant with the Health department reporting a nursing shortfall of more than 100,000 - forcing those left to work long hours for little pay on often precarious short-term contracts.

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