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Nurses at the Front Line of COVID-19:
Roles, Responsibilities, Risks, and

Rights
Nurses have critical roles and responsibilities during “I am doing my best to be safe,” said Ravikanth, a door-
the COVID-19 pandemic. They will continue to be at the to-door garbage collector at Asif Nagar, who was
front line of patient care in hospitals and actively wearing a woollen glove. “We were given masks and
involved with evaluation and monitoring in the gloves earlier, when we were called the frontline
community. Nurses have to ensure that all patients warriors, during the strict lockdown. But now, nobody
acquire personalized, high-quality services cares,” he added.
irrespective of their infectious condition. They will also
engage in planning for anticipated COVID-19– related We'd now like to understand and respect the heroic
outbreaks, which increase the demand for nursing and efforts of some courageous and inspiring doctors,
healthcare services that might overload systems. nurses, police and other community workers (such as
GHMC workers, sanitization workers) from across the
Sanitation staff forced to work sans safety gear in globe who lost their lives while saving the lives of
Hyderabad apart from domestic waste, the garbage COVID-19 patients.
consist of medical waste such as syringes, gloves, and
cotton balls. However, sanitation workers are forced to
work for nearly 14 hours a day without any safety gear.

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