LIFE AS IT IS

While so many of us are at home to  “ flatten the curve,” or in other words, to reduce the spread of the COVID-19, our healthcare professionals are fighting long, grueling hours on the front lines. Have you ever wondered what a typical day for a doctor at a hospital is like during this pandemic? Have you wondered what kind of life they are living right now, or what profound challenges and struggles they are facing in the battlefield? We have i nterviewed two physicians, who have been fighting on the front lines since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.  Dr. Shapur Ikhtaire Physician & Internal Medicine Specialist,  Bangabandhu Sheikh Muj ib Medical University (BSMM U) On June 24, Dr. Shapur Ikhtiare visited his in-laws to meet his wife and only son, who was soon to turn three. He had not seen them in more than six weeks. Physicians like Dr. Ikhtiare, who are fighting on the front lines, self-isolate themselves to avoid the possibility of infecti