Brave Scots emergency service workers have launched a social media campaign to ‘brave the shave’ during the Coronavirus crisis.
Frontline workers are being urged to remove their facial hair to ensure potentially life-saving face masks fit correctly while dealing with suspected COVID-19 cases.
Paramedics and nursing staff are leading the charge on Twitter and have even launched a hashtag - #reachfortherazor - to encourage others to get on board.
The campaign has since gone global with health professionals across the world joining in and sharing pictures of their freshly trimmed faces.Scottish Ambulance Service paramedic Matt Cooper tweeted: “Today is the big day… after 5 years with a beard it is coming off so I can be fitted for a mask
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