# @restofworld on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CVpmcwYJ2M5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/78900968-restofworld-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-10-30T10:49:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rest of World (@restofworld) — https://gondola.cc/restofworld

## Caption

Girikumar Venati is a 48-year-old doctor living in Bengaluru, India, and making around $8 per consultation via a telemedicine app. He says that, "After the hours of clutching the smartphone, I can’t make a fist with my left hand. It’s swollen, and it hurts to bend it even a little bit."⁠⁠
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Not all gig work is delivery-related. Thousands of professionals rely on Telehealth apps for their livelihood, like this Indian doctor who, at the height of the pandemic, spent 15+ hours a day on the phone.⁠⁠
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Click the link in our bio to read the full story. Photography by kisharavi for restofworld.⁠⁠
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#gigwork #india #pandemic #covid19 #gigeconomy #telehealth #telemedicine #consultation #doctor #healthcare #onlinehealthcare #indiatech #tech #bangalore #bengaluru

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## Tags

covid19, bengaluru, indiatech, india, healthcare, doctor, pandemic, onlinehealthcare, tech, consultation, gigwork, gigeconomy, telemedicine, bangalore, telehealth

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