Health workers around the world are finding themselves under threat of violent attack, and under terrible psychological strain
ONE WAS punched in the face on a Chicago bus. Two were stoned by a mob in the Indian city of Indore. Five men doused another in the Philippines with bleach. At least 21 in Mexico have been assaulted. At a time when politicians lionise them and homebound citizens cheer them on with claps and pictures of rainbows, doctors, nurses and other health workers around the world are finding themselves under threat of violent attack, and under terrible psychological strain.
Fear of contagion, amplified by misinformation, appears to be prompting more violence during the pandemic. Often physical attacks are preceded by verbal ones, as doctors and nurses are singled out for supposedly spreading the disease. Others seem borne of frustration. Staff at hospitals in Australia reported being deliberately coughed and spat on by anxious patients waiting to be tested for the disease.
These concerns come on top of the mental and emotional toll the pandemic is exacting. In hard-hit areas, many medical staff are working even longer hours than usual. Front-line workers have a high risk of catching covid-19, made worse by chronic shortages of personal protective equipment. Many have lost colleagues to the virus. Some, afraid of infecting their loved ones, have isolated themselves from their families for long periods of time.
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