Published 04:57 IST, February 20th 2020

Failing to buy face mask, Chinese woman dons giraffe costume amid Coronavirus outbreak

Amid devastating impacts of the Coronavirus and shortage of face masks, a Chinese woman was captured wearing a giraffe costume during her visit to a hospital.

Reported by: Shubham Bose
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Amid devastating impacts of Coronavirus, a woman was captured wearing a giraffe costume during her visit to a hospital in Luzhou, southwestern China’s Sichuan province. Reportedly, woman h to resort to full-body outfit after failed to find face masks.  

Forced by a mack of masks

According to reports, multiple provinces in China are running dangerously low on supply of surgical masks and this has forced citizens to opt invative solutions and use random everyday items as protective gears. video of ly wearing inflatable giraffe suit went viral moment it surfaced online and has garnered mixed reactions from social media users.

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video shows woman in giraffe costume casually interacting with doctors, only a transparent plastic film over her face allowed her to see through. She was also seen running errands in suit. According to reports, woman bought two such costumes online after her masks h expired.

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Take a look at video below:

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According to reports, se s of inflatable costumes do t offer sufficient protection from Coronavirus, which has been recently named COVID-19 by World Health Organisation. video surfaced after multiple reports stated a severe lack of face masks and basic medical equipment needed to fight virus.

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04:57 IST, February 20th 2020