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

Amid the 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, the woman had to resort to the 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 the supply of surgical masks and this has forced citizens to adopt innovative solutions and use random everyday items as protective gears. The video of the lady wearing the inflatable giraffe suit went viral the moment it surfaced online and has garnered mixed reactions from social media users.

The video shows the woman in the 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 the suit. According to reports, the woman bought two such costumes online after her masks had expired.

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Take a look at the video below:

According to reports, these types of inflatable costumes do not offer sufficient protection from the Coronavirus, which has been recently named COVID-19 by the World Health Organisation. The video surfaced after multiple reports stated a severe lack of face masks and basic medical equipment needed to fight the virus.

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(Pic credit: Screengrab of the video)