Explaining her remarkable efforts, Sujata stated that the doctors at Bhadrak DHH had advised her to return a week later for her father s operation. Lacking the means to hire a private vehicle or call for an ambulance, she made use of her father s trolley to transport him to the hospital. Upon learning of the incident, Bhadrak MLA Sanjib Mallick and former Dhamnagar MLA Rajendra Das extended their support to the girl and her family.
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Geetanjali Gayatri
Chandigarh, May 5
With hospitals overwhelmed with the incessant flow of Covid patients and mortuaries running out of space, the health staff, especially the doctors, are under extreme stress. Overworked and burnt out, they are hounded with the fear of being infected and carrying the virus home to their families. Also, the lack of medical supplies, especially the shortage of oxygen, has left them vulnerable with anxious relatives of patients often blaming them for the sorry state of affairs.
“The large number of fatalities every day is triggering anxiety and sleep disorder among the doctors. They are using excessive ‘substances’ to deal with the growing pressure,” explained Dr MP Sharma, a psychiatrist at the Civil Hospital, Panchkula.