German doctors pose naked to protest protective equipment shortages

German medical workers is calling attention to the working conditions and protective equipment needed by frontline workers amid the coronavirus pandemic.


"Blanke Bedenken," shows photos of apparently nude people, some of whom are partially obscured by medical equipment, paperwork and other props, including stethoscopes, anatomical skeletons and even toilet rolls.

"We are your GPs. To be able to treat you safely, we need protective gear. When we run out of the little we have, we look like this."


As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world, healthcare workers on the frontline of the fight against Covid-19 in countries around the world have warned of shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE).

"Due to worldwide rapid rise of Covid-19 infection numbers the demand for medical supplies, such as gloves, breathing masks, protective clothing and ventilators, increased. This led to worldwide supply shortages," a spokesman for Germany's Federal Ministry of Health told CNN in a statement.