Iraqi doctors under siege as they battle surge in COVID-19 cases
Doctors complain that they have been suffering violence and abuse from some families who blame medical personnel for patients' COVID-19 deaths.
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After the coronavirus hit this country of 39 million, doctors began receiving a torrent of abuse from families of COVID-19 patients, escalating the already high scale of violence in Iraq.
The pandemic has further revealed the fragility of Iraq's health system.