Protecting Healthcare Workers From COVID-19 and the Assaulting Society: Indian Perspective

Nileswar   Das; Priyanka   Mishra

doi:10.18502/pbr.v6i(s1).4395

Nileswar Das
Priyanka Mishra

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/pbr.v6i(s1).4395

Keywords: COVID-19, Pandemic, Healthcare worker, Violence assault, Public behavior

Abstract

The novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created a massive burden on Healthcare Workers (HCWs). Working in a potentially infectious environment, HCWs are at higher risk of physical and psychological illnesses. However, providing adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is necessary to protect HCWs from rising violence in the community due to fear, frustration, and stigma. The authors highlighted this important yet relatively underresearched entity of public behavior that demands further studies in the future.