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BACKGROUND: COVID‑19 pandemic has changed the life of people in many facets, economic,social, and psychological. Frontline health‑care workers (HCWs) fighting against this pandemic facedsome psychological as well as social issues which are of major concern. The objective of the study isto evaluate the magnitude of mental health problems, namely depression, anxiety, and stress amongfrontline HCWs as well as their perception on ongoing events and surroundings.MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was a prospective, observational study on n = 85 HCWs overa 4‑month period. Study participants were sampled purposively in accordance with inclusion andexclusion criteria; data were collected by online survey method. A semi‑structured scale was used:Part A of which assessed the demography and perception of HCWs on surrounding along with ongoingsocial events and Part B consisted of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale‑21 that was usedto assess mental health issues. All the associations were tested in percentages and proportions.Statistics was calculated by using SPSS 24th version.RESULTS: Majority of the participants were female doctors and belonged to 21–30 years’ agegroup. Most of them were marginally worried of contacting infection (73%) but were substantiallyapprehensive of transmitting infection to their family (56.5%) and hoped positive outcome ultimatelyin the form of recovery from infection. Majority (96.4%) gathered information from authentic sourcesand were confident of adequacy of their knowledge. Majority (88.3%) were satisfied about theiroccupational safety and responded on scientific solution of pandemic. However, we got a mixedresult about their professional appreciation. Depression symptom score was higher than anxiety andstress symptom score in our participants.CONCLUSIONS: Doctors and nurses both were suffering from mental health issues, and provisionof adequate information and occupational safety may lessen these burdens.