CORONA VIRUS NEGLIGENCE

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CORONA VIRUS NEGLIGENCE
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Introduction
The world is battling with the most virulent and deadliest of virus infection, COVID-
19 originating from coronavirus, at the moment. At this moment there are 2 million
confirmed COVID-19 cases all around the world, which over 200 countries are tickling at
present, without the surety off coming out with an antidote or cure anytime soon1. The
infection seems to have been majorly affecting the older population and certain people who
are most at risk, like people going through cancer treatments, have had an organ transplant,
have a heart or lung condition, pregnant women, or people having a medical condition that
requires them to take certain medicines regularly thereby weakening their immunity system2.
In such a vulnerable and sensitive situation, it is necessary to look back whether the health
care facilities, travel companies and the NHS took every reasonable step to prevent COVID-
19 infections and deaths.
National Health Services
`The first and the four more step that any organisation or institution to take in this
circumstance is to spread awareness aggressively among the common people who could be
the potential carriers of the virus once infected. In early March the NHS England forwarded a
letter to General Practices (GP) for undertaking certain measures as primary care preparation
to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 infection in and around the United Kingdom3. The
guide shared by NHS talked about minimising footfalls at the medical centres and hospitals
for lowering the rate of spread of the infection, with the help of online services for matters
less significant. The GPs advised to setup different areas for patients with confirmed
1 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) - NHS' (nhs.uk, 2020) <https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-COVID-19/>
accessed 15 April 2020
2 'Coronavirus' (Who.int, 2020) <https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1> accessed 15 April
2020.
3 'COVID-19: Steps For GP Practices To Take' (The British Medical Association is the trade union and
professional body for doctors in the UK., 2020)
<https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/COVID-19/practical-guidance/COVID-19-steps-for-gp-practices-
to-take> accessed 15 April 2020

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infection, patient was showing the symptoms of COVID-19 yet due for confirmation and for
patients who were already admitted for other critical medical conditions4. The GPs were
advised by the NHS to take care of themselves and their staffs while treating the confirmed
cases. In addition the NHS give a list of non-urgent work that needs to be postponed right
away for preventing the infection from spreading at a rapid rate; the list included: travel
advice and vaccinations for travellers, health check-ups for old patients over the age of 75,
postponing minor surgeries, routine CQC inspections, et cetera. All non-essential paper
works and medical consultations were advised to be conducted over telephone or digital
consultation5.
Therefore, such advices and guidelines for the medical fraternity and to the
government has been useful and a great help from the NHS. It is beyond doubt that the
medical fraternity is putting their best in terms of testing and treating COVID-19 cases all
over the country. They have been doing their part of providing medical facilities to the
confirmed patients as well as people showing symptoms tirelessly since the outbreak of this
pandemic.
Healthcare Facilities
The healthcare facility teams all over the country has been working tirelessly to cure
the confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection. However, it is speculated by the critics that the
healthcare facility is were lagging behind in spreading awareness initially in and around its
fraternity so that the medical staffs would not have been affected or died. The country has
been hit by a blow of extreme number of deaths, of not only old patients but also healthcare
staffs. This has been a result of unawareness as well as the lack of understanding of the
4 Ibid.
5 'COVID-19: Steps For GP Practices To Take' (The British Medical Association is the trade union and
professional body for doctors in the UK., 2020)
<https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/COVID-19/practical-guidance/COVID-19-steps-for-gp-practices-
to-take> accessed 15 April 2020