Babies in the maternity ward of Praram 9 hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, have been photographed wearing face shields as a protective measure.
The measure was put in place to protect the newborns as much as it is the medical staff, who increasingly find themselves at risk of exposure to the virus merely by entering the hospital. Whether other countries and hospital systems may follow suit remains to be seen.Getty Images
In the US, the death doll has climbed to more than 16,000, as the White House has indicated that we are. Hospitals are stretched thin, particularly in high-impact areas such as New York City, where hospital beds are running low and morgues are overflowing. "So far, it appears that more than 80 percent of the infections are pretty mild, no more severe than the common cold," Cody Meissner, professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and an infectious-disease expert, But these mild infections, which may often go untreated, could be contributing to what experts call a silent spread -- meaning children could be unwittingly infecting their parents, grandparents, or caregivers, merely because they aren't exhibiting...
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