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Doctors Come Under Attack in India as Coronavirus Stigma Grows

  • Health workers assaulted, abused as they try to fight virus
  • People fear catching it from them, stigma of having disease
Doctors with Indian Medical Association conduct a door to door screening in Mumbai on April 11.Photographer:Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times via Getty Image
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Trupti Katdare was in a slum in the central Indian city of Indore when the mob attacked.

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