• Title of article

    Protecting Healthcare Workers From COVID-19 and the Assaulting Society: Indian Perspective

  • Author/Authors

    Das, Nileswar Department of Psychiatry and NDDTC - AIIMS, New Delhi, India , Mishra, Priyanka Department of Ophthalmology - RPC - AIIMS, New Delhi, India

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    5
  • To page
    8
  • Abstract
    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
  • Journal title
    Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research
  • Serial Year
    2020
  • Record number

    2523289