Acknowledgements
I would like to acknowledge Dr. Nishta Nemchand for questioning clinical ward staff.
Author contributions: The author has accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
Competing interests: Author states no conflict of interest.
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