COVID-19 exacerbates violence against health workers

More than 600 incidents of violence, harassment, or stigmatisation took place against health-care workers, patients, and medical infrastructure in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement on Aug 18. The Safeguarding Health in Conflict...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) Jg. 396; H. 10252; S. 658
1. Verfasser: Devi, Sharmila
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: England Elsevier Ltd 05.09.2020
Elsevier Limited
Schlagworte:
Aggression
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Health care
Health facilities
Health Personnel
Humanitarianism
Humans
Legislation
Medical personnel
Mental health
Pandemics
Physicians
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
Violence
Workplace Violence - statistics & numerical data
World Report
ISSN:0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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Zusammenfassung:More than 600 incidents of violence, harassment, or stigmatisation took place against health-care workers, patients, and medical infrastructure in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement on Aug 18. The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition, a group of non-governmental organisations working to protect health workers in conflict zones, said in a report released in June that 151 such workers were killed in 2019. In May, 13 humanitarian organisations including the ICRC called on governments to implement laws against attacks on health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide safer working environments, offer mental health support, and tackle misinformation.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31858-4