Overworked Doctor Shares Powerful Message On Social Distancing To Fight Coronavirus

Today, the entire world is trying to prevent COVID-19 pandemic from spreading, with several governments and local authorities asking people to not step out in order to prevent spreading of the novel Coronavirus.

And while it is understandable that there can be situations you cannot really avoid stepping out -- restocking groceries at home, getting medication, running errands among several other things -- we all need to do the best we can. To protect the doctors and medical staff who are working to protect us.

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However, some step out just to hangout with friends and enjoy the holiday they’ve gotten by the office being shut down. While there are many things responsible citizens would like to say to such people, one Reddit post by this doctor surely takes the cake.

The doctor shared an image on Reddit with a poster in his hand that said, “ I stayed at work for you. You stay at home for us!”. And while it is true that people in the field of medicine are the true heroes today, the stress they go through is truly incomparable.

We remember the situation that doctors in China experienced when the outbreak spread uncontrollably like a wildfire. There weren’t enough doctors and healthcare professionals to deal with the situation, which resulted in them staying on call for long neverending shifts.

Many doctors had rashes and marks on their face as they were constantly wearing masks all day. Most doctors didn’t even get time to hit the restroom and relied on wearing diapers. With all the beds taken by patients, doctors didn’t have a place to relax or take a nap for a while after their shift ended.

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Social distancing is crucial, not just from the perspective of not contracting the virus, but also since you don’t want doctors across the world, or even in India go through the same ordeal.?

Limiting your presence or self-quarantining will only help the virus to stay in a confined location and spread to hundreds of people -- this way people who really need the doctors attention will be able to get that and they won’t be overwhelmed by the pressure.?