Open AccessCOVID-19 impact on doctors and health workers
Author(s) -
Rabindra Man Shrestha,
Arun Raj Kunwar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
orthodontic journal of nepal/orthodontic journal of nepal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-1335
pISSN - 2091-1327
DOI - 10.3126/ojn.v10i2.31060
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , mental health , health care , medicine , public relations , psychology , environmental health , nursing , political science , psychiatry , virology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The present article probes the current situation of doctors and health workers in Nepal as the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. It mainly discusses the social, occupational and psychological effects on the professionals. The article also documents the global occurrences and data related to COVID-19 pandemic. Lastly, it enlists the key recommendations to decrease the spread of COVID-19 and mental health measures to protect the health of the healthcare workers.