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Coronavirus: Pregnant nurse 'propaganda' sparks backlash

Coronavirus: Pregnant nurse 'propaganda' sparks backlash

By Semi Turaga
22/02/2020

A video featuring a pregnant nurse treating patients in a hospital in the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan has sparked a backlash across China.

The video by state media outlet CCTV was meant to portray nine-month pregnant Zhao Yu as a hero.

But instead, social media users criticised the hospital for allowing a heavily pregnant nurse to work in a highly contagious environment.

BBC News reports one user said the woman was being used as a "propaganda tool".

More than 2,200 people have now died from the coronavirus in China, with the majority of deaths coming out Wuhan, capital of Hubei province.

In China alone, there have been more than 75,000 cases of infection.

The virus has also spread around the globe with more than 1,000 cases and several deaths worldwide.

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