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● The Situation
Thank you Datuk Dr Chris. Hello everybody. Thank you so much for giving me the
opportunity to talk about what happens to healthcare workers. It is actually sort of like
a “CATCH-22”, whereby others stay at home, but the healthcare workers have to be at
work. This puts us at a higher risk, as we would meet people who might be harbouring
the virus. I would like to talk about how healthcare workers are affected, and more
importantly I would be explaining what we could do in terms of helping healthcare
workers as a whole.
Most of these effects are often masked, we might not be able to see it. Healthcare
workers are affected directly or indirectly. The common emotions that exist are
distress, depression, anxiety and insomnia. Those affected range between 20% to 30%
of the people.
