Table 4. Barriers to silver linings.

	Themes	Barriers to continuation after pandemic
1	Value in cancer care	Economic behaviour – Reimbursement for longer fractionation
2	Digital communication (telephone/web-based)	Behavioural preference from both patient and physicians for physical contact
		Students may feel not value for money through web based teaching
3	Convenience	Loss of team spirit as people lose physical workspace due to social distancing rules
4	Inclusivity and cooperation	Cultural barriers
5	Decentralisation of cancer care	Belief that best treatment is at tertiary level
6	Policy change	Policy makers may not be able to understand what happens on the ground due to lack of eloquent justification from technocrats
7	Human interactions	Eventually, the pandemic will be over and online meetings will revert to physical meetings with associated costs
8	Hygiene practices	Behavioural attitudes and relaxation
9	Health awareness and promotion	Lack of will power to break unhealthy habits; Distrust in mass information
10	Systems improvement	Behavioural attitudes