The agony of covid 19 fighters
                     THE AGONY
OF COVID 19
FIGHTERS
Corona virus pandemic has affected over
537,017 people globally and has claimed
24,117 lives as of today. India too has
entered stage 2 of the pandemic with more
than 700 cases and increasing per day.
Every day we hear about the condition of
patients in isolation, the global lockdown
and the crumbling economy but very little
is being talked about our emergency
workers and their side of the story. They
are taking this risk every day because they
want to but are we doing enough for
them.
infections taking a toll on health workers
The fight against COVID-19 has taken a huge toll on health workers
globally. In many parts of the country especially Kerala and Uttar
Pradesh, cases of doctors themselves falling ill due to virus has been
reported.
According to National Health Commission of China, more than 3,300
health-care workers have been infected as of early March. They have
been put at risk not only by the nature of their jobs, but by shortage
of protective equipment. Apart from healthcare workers, death care
workers including coroners, medical examiners, funeral directors,
airline staff and waste management staff are also at increased risk of
exposure to the infection.
Mental  Exhaution Affecting Their
Morale
Along with physical infection the emergency
workers are also dealing with mental
exhaustion during these hard times. India’s
health care workers are an overworked lot
even under normal circumstances with less
than one doctor  available for every 1,457
Indians. These extraordinary times has
increased their pressure manifold.
Social Stigma
On top of everything the overworked medical professionals
are now fighting on a whole new front in the Covid-19
battle and that is Social Stigma. There are cases being
reported regarding doctors, nurses, and other health care
professionals, on the frontline of the battle, being shunned
by others for fear of being infected. This includes the
threat of being evicted from their apartments and general
ostracism.
The psychological trauma because of all this is mainly not
acknowledged by the authorities. They are risking their
lives every day for the society therefore as a society we
must stand behind them. Stringent measures are needed to
ensure the staff remains in a good and motivated mental
state throughout the crises.
Can We Do Something
Recently many countries are paying tribute to
their health workers but all they need is a
little support from society. Please sign our
petition to extend your support to them. Also,
here at OxyGarden we have an initiative
“Aapka kartavya, Hamara Saath” to support
the emergency workers with mental health by
connecting them with psychologists. So, we
request you to kindly spread the word with
your loved ones working in the crisis and also
share the helpline number- 9691660616 for
the same.