Table 1 Details of physicians interviewed.

Physician ID	Interview dates			Speciality	Sex	Years of Experience	Institution and work context
Physician ID	First wave (June 2020)	Second wave (April 2021)	Third wave (January 2022)	Speciality	Sex	Years of Experience	Institution and work context
P1	+	+	+	General physician	Male	8	Rural primary health centre
P2	+	×	×	Ophthalmologist	Female	30	Urban private hospital
P3	+	+	×	Intensivist	Female	21	Tertiary hospital in a city
P4	+	+	+	Psychiatrist	Male	31	Tertiary hospital in a city
P5	+	+	+	Community medicine	Male	32	Health Administrator in Government
P6	+	+	+	Pulmonary medicine	Male	41	Urban private clinic
P7	+	+	×	Pulmonary medicine	Female	12	Tertiary hospital in a city
P8	+	+	+	Intensivist	Female	22	Tertiary hospital in a city
P9^a	+	×	×	Nephrologist	Male	33	Tertiary hospital in a city
P10	+	×	+	Psychiatrist	Male	13	District hospital in a city
P11	+	+	+	General physician	Female	25	Urban primary health centre
P12	+	+	×	Hematologist	Male	32	Tertiary hospital in a city
P13	+	+	+	Gastroenterologist	Male	27	Tertiary hospital in a city
P14	+	+	+	Oncologist	Male	26	Tertiary hospital in a city
P15	+	×	+	Endocrinologist	Male	34	Urban private hospital
P16	+	×	+	Otorhinolaryngologist	Male	22	Government hospital in suburban area
P17	+	+	×	Nephrologist	Male	8	Urban private hospital
P18	+	+	+	Oncologist	Male	23	Urban private hospital
P19	+	+	+	Cardiologist	Male	25	Urban private hospital
P20	+	+	×	Ophthalmologist	Male	26	Urban private hospital
P21	+	+	+	Rheumatologist	Male	22	Tertiary hospital in a city
P22	+	+	+	Internal medicine	Male	22	Tertiary hospital in a city
P23	+	+	+	Internal medicine	Female	24	Rural primary health centre

+ indicates participated in interview and × indicate did not participate in the interview.
^aPassed away due to COVID-19.

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