National Doctor’s Day 2022: Understanding the challenges faced by doctors during the pandemic and how it is still ongoing with the new variants

By Dr. Vivek Anand Padegal
 
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created new obstacles for healthcare workers throughout the world. As the instances grew in 2021, the patients went from 30 to 350 in a month, putting a huge strain on hospitals, physicians, and patients. Healthcare personnel all throughout the world have responded to the challenge of treating COVID-19 patients, perhaps at a great personal sacrifice. There has been a…