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This chapter explores the anxieties, fears, and uncertainties that medical staff experience while caring for sick patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the added pressure and risks they face. It also discusses the potential long-term effects, such as burnout, and shares a personal account from a doctor expressing their fears and emotions in a private Facebook group.

The uncertainty, isolation, and danger posed by the Coronavirus pandemic affects the mental health of many people - but for those on the frontline, all of those feelings can be heightened. We talk to health professionals who have been managing their own panic attacks and anxiety.