Sikh doctor brothers in Canada have chosen to shave off their beards
to serve Covid-19 patients
This was a “very difficult decision” for them but...... 
Los Angeles, May 06, 2020
NRIpress.club/Ramesh/ A.Gary Singh
DR. SANJEET SINGH SALUJA, Assoc. Chief of Emergency Medicine, McGill University Health Centre and his brother Rajeet, a neurosurgeon at the same hospital in Montreal, have chosen to shave off their beards, so as to enable them to wear the medical-grade protective masks necessary to treat patients suffering from the deadly coronavirus.
DR. SANJEET SINGH SALUJA, 44, said:
- This was a “very difficult decision” for them but one “we feel is necessary in this time of need.
- They opted to choose another pillar of the Sikh faith, seva or service, over that of kesh, which he described as “the practice of allowing one’s hair to grow naturally out of respect for God’s creation.
According to Montreal Gazette, Sanjeet said:
- Because Covid-19 has become so rampant in our community, it just wasn’t feasible anymore (not to wear a N-95 mask). There are so many people coming in. I felt I just couldn’t sit on the sidelines. This was an exception to the rule, so we had to do what we had to do to help out.
Quebec Canada has been one of the epicentres of the disease in Canada, accounting for nearly 1,500 of the just over 4,000 deaths
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is one of the world’s foremost academic health centers in the city of Montreal, Quebec. The MUHC aims to shape the course of academic medicine by attracting clinical and research authorities from around the world and by training the next generation of medical professionals.
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