Coronavirus COVID-19 has hit some of India's poorest regions hard. Some doctors worry they're overworked and under protected
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus COVID-19 has hit some of India's poorest regions hard. Some doctors worry they're overworked and under protected

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With the remote eastern corner of India struck by COVID-19, Dr Deepak Kumar worked double shifts to treat those who could not be admitted to government hospitals. Doctors put under huge strain during pandemic Now, with more than 90,000 daily cases over the past week, India's coronavirus count is showing no signs of slowing down. Armed guards surround some doctors as relatives get desperate Doctor Dipali Singh, who treats coronavirus patients in the state capital, Patna, returned to work only a week after giving birth. "When you come home, you just don't shut your door and it's over," she said. Dr Dipali Singh says it is "very difficult" trying to manage her long hours at the hospital with being a mother to a young child.

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