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  A recent study by the Indian Journal of Psychiatry says around 30% of Indian doctors undergo depression, and almost 80% face the danger of burnout within the early stages of their careers. The covid-19 pandemic, however, is resulting in an entire new level of stress.   Even in normal circumstances, healthcare workers show above-threshold levels of stress. “Around 25% compared to 15-18% within the general population," says Radhika Bapat, a Pune-based psychotherapist. This is true not just for doctors except for the whole caregiving team—ward boys, nursing staff, ambulance drivers, sanitation workers. “You can only imagine what the amount must be like immediately. Treating covid-19 isn't just physical but emotional labor also ," she adds.   Doctors are human too There are a selected set of anxieties, as Kishore Kumar, founder-chairman and neonatologist, Cloudnine group of hospitals, lists: worry for self and family, shortage of kit, social stigma. Already, sev