Neumann puts a liquid-permeable protective gown over his trousers and tunic, puts on a hood that also covers the wings and ears, then puts on a visor to protect the eyes and then puts on gloves. He’s wearing the FFP2 mask anyway. When he leaves the room, the smock, hood and gloves are removed and disposed of. The ritual begins all over again in front of the next patient room. Jan Neumann, 32, is the nursing director of the Covid isolation ward of the Franziskus Hospital. A dozen beds – currently all occupied – are reserved here for patients who have been infected with the coronavirus and who need more intensive care than can be given to them at home. In addition, there are patients who were “actually” admitted with kidney stones or pneumonia, but for whom the obligatory tests for Covid-19 showed that they were unsuspectingly carrying the virus and were therefore also taken to the isolation ward. “If there are more patients, we can add a second ward area,” says Jan Neumann.
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