Received: February 13, 2023 Accepted: February 17, 2023 Published: February 17, 2023
Coronavirus epidemic 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic and has already ceased millionsof peoples lives all over the world, Till today while we are entering 2022 but still struggling with newstrains, people who don’t want to follow guidelines and/or get vaccination, this situation become extremeout of control for healthcare workers in every country. Because the situation that its uncontrollableprevalence leads to exceed the capacity of healthcare systems and causes an extra burden on healthcareworkers. Thus, this study aimed to find the impact of COVID-19 on the front line health care workers inMalaysia and to measure the burnout ratio among them using Maslach Burnout Inventory. 532 healthcareworkers including physicians, nurses and other nonspecialists attended an online survey answeringquestionnaires on the Maslach Burnout Inventory, previous job demands and a checklist on the frequencyof psychosomatic symptoms. Results indicated that the level of burnout and frequency of experiencedpsychosomatic symptoms are correlated to growing demand during COVID 19 pandemic situation. And,finding meaning in one’s own work is correlated to personal enjoyment. According to the findings of thisstudy, urgent actions should be taken to minimize the burden on healthcare workers during this pandemicsituation to ensure the well being and safety of their lives as well.