The widespread of lower respiratory tract infection by the novel coronavirus (CoV) exploded in December 2019. [1] Nidovirales are enveloped, single-strand-positive RNA viruses that can infect individuals and some creatures. [2] Novel CoV (COVID19), later known as severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV 2, was recognized in December 2019 as cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan City (China). [3][4][5] The World Health Organization (WHO) internationalized the name of the novel CoV into COVID-19. [6] In March, the WHO reported that COVID-19 is a pandemic. [7] Physicians are among the highest risk groups for acquiring COVID-19 infection. [8] This is due to the hazardous nature of their job, which exposes them to infected patients with COVID-19, and many physicians have lost their lives getting infected in hospital settings. [9] Mortalities and morbidities among physicians due to COVID-19 endanger the systems of fighting this pandemic. Physicians can get infected from the hospital and the community, and thus unlike other population groups, they have double sources and chances of infection. In addition to the risk of infection that they are facing, physicians may act as a tool for spreading COVID-19 to patients, families, and communities. [10] The WHO recommends the prevention of COVID-19 spread by protecting physicians and other health-care workers (HCWs).
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