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Protecting Healthcare Workers From COVID-19 and the Assaulting Society: Indian Perspective
Nileswar Das * 1, Priyanka Mishra2
1- Department of Psychiatry and NDDTC, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
2- Department of Ophthalmology, RPC, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:   (1010 Views)
The novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created a massive burden on Healthcare Workers (HCWs). Working in a potentially infectious environment, HCWs are at higher risk of physical and psychological illnesses. However, providing adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is necessary to protect HCWs from rising violence in the community due to fear, frustration, and stigma. The authors highlighted this important yet relatively underresearched entity of public behavior that demands further studies in the future.
Keywords: COVID-19, Pandemic, Healthcare worker, Violence assault, Public behavior
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Type of Study: Letter to Editor | Subject: General
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