‘We haven’t had proper rest since COVID started’ — healthcare workers say on Reddit

Singapore — The Covid-19 pandemic has not been easy for anyone, but many would agree that healthcare workers have suffered the most.

In Singapore, especially due to the recent sharp rise of new infections, this has been especially true, as the workload of doctors, nurses and other hospital staff has also increased.

A number of healthcare workers weighed in a recent Reddit thread titled “Healthcare workers in Singapore, how is the situation really like in hospitals?”, wherein the poster asked for some “some insider’s perspective as to how overwhelmed (or otherwise) public hospitals are at the moment.”

Healthcare workers in Singapore, how is the situation really like in hospitals? from askSingapore

The thread has since gone viral, with many comments attesting to how gruelling the work of medical staff is.

One person working in the emergency room said that aside from patients with ARI (Acute Respiratory Infection) symptoms which are the most common among Covid patients, “recently many patients come in for bicycle/sport-related injuries,” and “also many paranoid ppl coming for post vaccination-related illnesses which honestly can be seen by your gp instead of flooding emergency.”

Another commenter also quoted a doctor as saying, “the healthcare resources are stretched to the limit to keep fatalities to a minimum”.

Another chimed in to say that staffing has been “a huge problem”.

“We haven’t gotten a proper break from 2020,” another wrote.

This was echoed by many other Redditors.

One commenter posted concerns about his wife’s, and her colleagues’, mental health.

One nurse provided tips for the public to help healthcare workers and hospitals.

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