Before he was infected, Strickland confirmed that Brantly sometimes spent three hours treating patients in the clinic. It’s a feat few doctors can manage since the medical gear they have to wear ends up becoming almost unbearably hot.
‘The temperature inside those suits goes well above 100 degrees,’ Strickland said. ‘I wouldn’t say that the three hours would be standard. That would be an extraordinary circumstance because of his incredible passion for the Liberian people.’