**7. Conclusions**

The covid 19 pandemic thought us many lessons but we also used lessons from the past. Previous experience with MCIs assisted during the many different waves and variants. Ever changing PPE protocols and transmissibility of the virus showed us that we had more to learn and adapt. Globally we were not well prepared for this MCI as evidenced by Oxygen and ventilator shortages as well as the strain on our human resources by health care personnel burn out. The greatest lesson learnt is the versatility of the medical professional, assisting in areas they are not specialized in (surgeons in infectious disease wards and critical care settings of intensivist), redistributing resources with ever changing protocols. Although there was a global response to the front line to treat patients of a MCI, the amount of research and literature churned out by clinicians is impressive. This will serve as the foundation for future pandemics/ MCIs, and one would hope that it will not be as prolonged as the current pandemic.
