Comedy helped Dr Suhayl Essa get by a few of the coronavirus darkish days. (PHOTO: Provided)
He likes to make folks snicker – a lot in order that he determined to give up his full-time job as medical physician to pursue a profession in comedy. And Suhayl Essa was effectively on his solution to seeing his identify in lights.
Two years in the past the doctor-turned-comedian had a tour lined as much as take his solo present across the nation after which onto the worldwide circuit. Then Covid-19 struck.
After witnessing the speedy rise in coronavirus instances and the determined want for healthcare staff throughout the nation, Suhayl (29) dusted off his scrubs and rejoined the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Gauteng, the place he had been working since he graduated, to assist combat the lethal virus.
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