The importance of physical examination in primary health care provided by NPHW is being threatened in COVID19 times.

Physical examination has been one of the three pillars of diagnostic evaluation of illnesses. It has a larger role in the armamentarium of non-physician health workers. Due to prescriptions for social distancing in preventing COVID19, physical examination is being performed lesser than before. This poses a serious threat to the abilities of NPHW as well as to their relationship with the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]