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Rashes, fatigue & stigma: How ambulance workers are coping with pandemic

Hospitals are the battleground against the COVID-19 pandemic. While the doctors and paramedical staff are leading the fight from the front, the foot soldiers of their army, ambulance workers, are bringing the battle, the contagion, to the battleground. However, adverse weather condition has started taking a toll on their body. The ambulance workers are facing hardship in performing duties in the hottest month of the season.

They are surviving heat strokes and have developed rashes on their bodies while donning PPE kits in 42-degree temperature for prolonged hours.