Coronavirus: NZ Bachelorette Dr Lesina Nakhid-Schuster returns to work

New Zealand Bachelorette Lesina Nakhid-Schuster has returned to work amid the coronavirus pandemic.

On Friday, the 32-year-old doctor revealed on Instagram was working a shift at her local hospital and encouraged her followers to practice social distancing.

In the accompanying photo, Lesina wore a pair of dark blue scrubs as she placed a surgical mask over her mouth.

‘Keep safe and check up on each other! (By txt lol),’ she wrote in the caption.

Lesina also shared a video of herself walking down a hospital hallway with a big smile on her face.

‘Holding the on-call phone today.. which means I clocked out bazillion steps for sure,’ she said cheerfully.

This isn’t the first time Lesina has helped out in a crisis.

In January, she flew across the ditch to help Australia with the bushfire relief efforts.

She even missed the season premiere of The Bachelorette NZ to offer medical assistance in New South Wales.

‘Doctors were needed to help out in some of the areas affected by the fires in Australia – so I put my hand up,’ she said at the time.

‘I’ll be working in Australia just for the week but then I’ll be back. My heart lies in a few different areas, and I felt this was important. I hope everyone understands. But while I’m away keep me updated on what you think of the show!’

Lesina, who was born in the U.S. and moved to New Zealand when she was one, previously lived in Australia for a year.

As well as being a doctor, she is also an occasional actress.