Nurses wearing protective equipment are seen at a triage area as they wait for patients outside a hospital in Manila, the Philippines, May 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
MANILA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Tuesday, or May 12, is International Nurses Day, an annual celebration of the crucial work of nurses around the world.
And this year also marks the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing.
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, nurses around the world are risking their own health to save lives. Thanks to nurses for their caring on International Nurses Day and every day.
Nurses are seen at a triage area as they wait for patients outside a hospital in Manila, the Philippines, May 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
A nurse puts on protective equipment as he waits for patients in Manila, the Philippines, May 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Nurses wearing protective equipment are seen at a triage area as they wait for patients outside a hospital in Manila, the Philippines, May 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) ■