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  • COVID-19 has led to significant mortality among global healthcare professionals.
  • This study investigates occupational risk factors for COVID-19 mortality, with a focus on India.

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  • To explore risk factors associated with COVID-19 mortality in healthcare workers.
  • To identify lessons for protecting frontline medical staff during the pandemic.

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  • A comprehensive literature review was conducted in July 2020.
  • Keywords included 'COVID-19', 'pandemics', 'physicians', 'mortality', and 'health personnel'.
  • Searches were performed on PubMed, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate.

Main Results:

  • Mortality among health care professionals due to COVID-19 has increased globally.
  • Early pandemic-affected countries saw a surge in doctor mortality.
  • While India's COVID-19 cases rose, its mortality statistics were comparatively favorable to Western nations.

Conclusions:

  • COVID-19 poses an increased mortality risk to doctors and healthcare workers.
  • Essential protective measures include workplace risk assessments, PPE, and infection control.
  • These measures are crucial to prevent further untimely deaths among frontline health professionals until effective treatments are available.