Viral Video: A Taiwanese hospital’s maternity nurses sprung into action to shield infants from harm following the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the nation.
Nurses’ Heroic Response
A third nurse runs in to help balance the beds as two nurses at the Ma Cherie Maternity Centre in Taipei, Taiwan, hold tiny cots containing newborns during the shaking, as seen in a CTV video that was broadcast on April 4. One of the nurses was able to use her foot to lock the cot’s wheel into position. The largest earthquake to strike the nation in 25 years happened early on April 3, close to the eastern city of Hualien, according to NBC News.
Earthquake Aftermath Statistics
According to NBC News, the earthquake left at least 10 people dead and 1,099 injured; 705 people are still under the rubble, and 15 individuals are still missing. “Of course we were scared, very scared, but I think this is the natural instinct of a maternity staff,” Chen Ting-Chin, the supervisor of Ma Cherie Maternity Centre told Reuters.