In this article for Scroll, Nikita Kwatra and Sofia Imad, talk about the lingering effects of trauma the second wave of COVID-19 had on frontline workers and offer solutions.
“Even as the surge subsides on the back of vaccines, the trauma could have lingering effects on this workforce. Readjusting to normalcy will therefore entail addressing not just the physical and economic aftershocks of the pandemic, but also the psychological.
Covid-19 has psychologically impacted all essential workers, not only healthcare workers. India was third in journalist deaths due to Covid-19, globally. Yet, they have not even been officially recognised as essential workers in India.”
Read the full article here.
Note: This work was done by the author/s when they were a part of the IDFC Institute and is republished here with permission.
