India: Top court seeks work break for COVID frontline doctors
The Supreme Court has called on the government to allow doctors at the coronavirus frontline to go on leave. Judges said doctors risk suffering a range of mental health issues under the strain of the pandemic.
As of October, more than 500 doctors in India had lost their lives to COVID-19
India's top court has appealed to the central government to consider giving frontline doctors a break from work duties, citing mental health concerns.
In the past 24 hours, India reported 16,432 new coronavirus cases. Although there has been a recent drop in the daily number of infections, hospitals across the country continue to struggle under immense pressure as they face a shortage of medical staff, equipment, and ICU beds.