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Doctors share that working for long hours, donning PPE kits, has been tough
Apart from treating patients, they had to ensure they didn t contract COVID themselves, for their own and their family s sake
While they have had to face distressing incidents, positive outcomes kept them afloat in these tough times
The coronavirus has unleashed upon us a war-like situation. We, doctors and other medical staff, are working like soldiers. But here, we were not only putting our own lives but also those of our family members at risk, says Dr Sandeep Nayar, a senior doctor in the capital. Nayar s words find resonance with other doctors and those involved with the medical fraternity. The world has been dealing with the pandemic for the last one-and-half years, and doctors have been at the forefront of the frontline workers. Only July 1 - the birth and death anniversary of India s well-known physician and second chief minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, which is cel
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Coronavirus | Second surge puts children, younger adults at high risk, say experts
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Multiple super spreader events happening in schools, colleges, offices, public transport.
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Multiple super spreader events happening in schools, colleges, offices, public transport.
The second surge of COVID-19 puts children and younger adults at high risk with the situation being very grim especially in rural and tribal areas which were spared in the first wave, warn experts even as the country has been witnessing a steady rise in cases and with the government on Thursday opening up vaccination to all persons 45 years and above.
“Children and young adults are mostly uninfected so far and therefore are at high risk of contracting the infection. The schools and colleges are functioning in most States resulting in higher risk of transmission in closed settings. Young adults have resumed working from office and are again at higher risk in closed spaces,’’ explain
Tucked away in a corner on the eighth floor of Rajkumari Amrit Kaur outpatient block at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, people excitedly queue up next to a photo booth that proudly exclaims: ‘I got my Covid-19 vaccine today!’ Wearing green wrist bracelets that signify their vaccination status they pose happily for friends and families to have their pictures clicked. In another corner, nursing officers turn people away, asking them to come back the following day. “It is 4 pm and we are out of vials. We are seeing more people than we had anticipated,” says a nursing attendant to his associate.
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