Medicos inscribing act of valour
—by a staff reporter

Kolkata, November 13: This planet witnessed the heroes more closely during this pandemic situation of Covid19. The whole medical staff are on the ground and battling the virus. Many are infected and died. Shortage of PPE kits and staff. Working 10-12 hours. Long use of kits, various skin infections are coming out.

Many studies suggest that irregular hours of shift work can have a negative impact on workers’ health. Almost 36.1% experienced insomnia while working in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. In general, those who experienced insomnia had worse anxiety, depression, and trauma. It was not possible to set up isolation rooms consisting of an anteroom and clean zone because of insufficient equipment once the hospital rapidly became a designated COVID-19 center. Protection of the health care professionals is of great importance and concern during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Prime Minister is in praise.

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