Centre, states must take doctors into confidence and make PPE kits available: Dr. Rajan Sharma of IMA

AIIMS has also issued a circular asking doctors and nurses to disinfect their N95 masks and reuse them at least 4 times. Healthcare professionals across India and the world are waging the war without necessary equipment.

Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai underlines the threat faced by healthcare professionals where 52 staff members including 3 doctors have tested positive for coronavirus.

To discuss the risks faced by the healthcare professionals and the equipment they need, Shereen Bhan spoke to Dr. Rajan Sharma, president of the Indian Medical Association.

Sharma said, "IMA has been actively involved in each and every case and has already written to the Prime Minister and the home minister that these incidents are deplorable."

Sharma further added, "Everywhere, whether it is centre or state, take doctors into confidence and make these kits available. One contaminated case in quarantine of my doctor or nurse, he is out of circulation for 28 days. So can a population of 130 crore afford to have healthcare professionals out of circulation for 28 days just because the kit is not available?"