Dance moves from ‘Tik Tok Doc’ bring welcome relief from virus blues | Malay Mail

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LOS ANGELES, April 12 — A US doctor’s dance videos posted on social media have proven just the right medicine for hundreds of thousands of people, including health care workers, who are cheering him on for lifting their spirits during the coronavirus pandemic. Dubbed “Tik Tok Doc” after the...

Sunday, 12 Apr 2020 07:35 AM MYT

Dubbed “Tik Tok Doc” after the popular short-form video app, Dr Jason Campbell has taken the Internet by storm with clips featuring him and colleagues doing the “corona foot shake,” “the cha-cha slide” and other dance moves. Campbell said he initially began posting the videos to encourage teens, especially African-American youths, to pursue their dreams and know that they too could become physicians.

Another message came from a lung cancer patient who thanked him for making his quarantine more bearable. The videos have been hailed by the state’s governor and even caught the attention of popular recording artist Janet Jackson, who retweeted one of the doctor’s TikToks.

 

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