Sikh doctors take a moving decision as they shaved their beard to treat Covid-19 patients better Photogallery

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Sikh doctors take a moving decision as they shaved their beard to treat Covid-19 patients better

A doctor named Sanjeet Singh Saluja along with his brother Rajeet in Canada made a difficult decision as they shaved off their beard to serve and treat patients with coronavirus. (Photo: Instagram)

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Sanjeet and Rajeet, who are an emergency room physician and neurosurgeon, were unable to fully cover their faces with the N95 masks because of their beards .This prevented them from going too close to infected patients. (Photo: Instagram)

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They felt that due to their beard it was difficult to treat their patients, who were suffering from Coronavirus. So they took the difficult decision and shaved off their beard to completely involve themselves in the battle against coronavirus. (Photo: Instagram)

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In the Sikh community, their 'Kesh' (hair) is one of the most important things in their religion as they don’t shave out of respect for the perfection of God's creation. (Photo: Instagram)

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In an interview, Sanjeet opened up and said, ‘’But because Covid-19 has become so rampant in our community, it just wasn’t feasible anymore (not to wear a N-95 mask). There are so many people coming in. I felt I just couldn’t sit on the sidelines.’’ (Photo: Instagram)

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Across the globe, medical staff and frontline warriors are going beyond their duty call to battle the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo: Instagram)

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The COVID-19 pandemic has killed 1,981 and infected over 59,662 in India. (Photo: Twitter)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen wearing a mask during the video conference held with chief ministers to discuss about the lockdown. (Photo: Twitter)

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The US became the first country to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in one day, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. (AFP)

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37,978 relief and shelter camps are operating across the country. Over 34,000 by state governments and over 3900 by NGOs in which 14.3 lakh migrant workers and other needy people are lodged: Ministry of Home Affairs.
(BCCL)

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