“I’m a first year resident doctor; the first death I ever witnessed was on March 30, 2021a Covid patient was admitted into our ICU.
His 50-year-old parents would ask me, ‘Will he get better if we feed him fruits?’ and then they’d say, ‘Prayers can do miracles.’ But when you’re in the Covid ward, nothing works.
Adding that she refrains from giving “false hope” to patients’ families, she said, “Now, if somebody’s critical, I update the family by saying things like, ‘Pulse rate is dropping.’ I’m at least not giving them false hope.
“In the past 2 weeks, I’ve witnessed the worst.
I’m working as hard as I can, knowing that the other healthcare workers would do the same if my parents were hospitalisedthey’re in their 50s & stay in Kerala.
In conclusion, she added, “So, all I’m asking of you is to understand how bad it is out here and stay at home.
India is currently reeling from the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.