During this global pandemic, Doctors are working selflessly day and night. The SARS-COV2, also known as COVID-19, has devastated the lives of Peoples.
Doctors are facing tremendous load to take care of the large number of patients.
Indian Medical Association (IMA) has reported that around 99 doctors have succumbed to the infection.
At least 771 doctors less than the age of 35 years, 247 doctors above the age of 35 years and 261 doctors above 50 years have been infected so far, the IMA chief said. This figure does not include healthcare workers such as nurses and other healthcare-related staff.
“IMA declares RED ALERT to doctors and medical administrators to raise their guard. If COVID-19 mortality has to be lessened, it has to start with doctors and hospitals,” the doctors’ body said in a statement.
In recent, the Government of India requests for volunteer doctors who are fit and willing to be available for providing their services in the public health facilities and the training hospitals in the near future.
Meanwhile, there are cases of shortage of PPE kits for doctors, they are facing several problem during working hours.
Community health experts say the government must urgently launch infection control audits across hospitals to determine the scale of dangers the health care workers face during the pandemic.
Earlier, IMA expressed that there is a dire need for a drastic change in health administration which can be realised by raising a new cadre of administrators, it said in a statement.