Medicos sent to ‘hotspot’ villages to avoid OPD rush

Ludhiana: A few days after Chowkiman village, Sohian Road in Jagraon Tehsil has been declared as Covid-19 ‘hotspot’, as two persons were tested positive, police department of Jagraon in association with doctors have started organising health check-up camps in villages.

Two teams of two doctors each have volunteered to go to villages during this lockdown dedicate three hours every day.

Ten days ago, a 55-year-old man who had Tablighi attendee and his contact 31-year-old male from Ramgarh Bhullar Village tested positive.

Even though there are more than 100 clinics and 16-17 hospitals catering primary care, barely people are visiting OPDs due to fear. Thus, doctors have organised camps in Dalla, Kaunke Kalan and Galib Kalan villages on Friday and extensive testing was done.

Not only Chowkiman and nearby villages, but all the villages in Jagraon will be covered soon.

Jagraon police have provided doctors with vehicles and necessary medicines. An announcement is made in the village a day in advance.

Every patient is examined for fever before being examined by the doctor. Police officers will also explain the importance of sanitising hands and the necessity to wear masks.

The medicines prescribed by the doctors will be home delivered by policemen. Acoording to Sharan Kaur from Kaunke Kalan, “I am suffering from coronary disease and has already undergone angioplasty. Usually, I buy every week but the lockdown had deprived me of the necessary supplies. Now they have provided me medicines for a month.’

Senior superintendent of police, Vivek Soni, said, “These are tough times and we need to contribute towards our society in whatever way we can. This initiative was taken up after we could synergise NGOs through a Common Donation Area.We have four doctors working with us, Dr Aman Sharma, posted in Police Line Jagraon, Dr Suryakant Singla, Dr Sahil Mittal, Dr Harpreet Buttar from private hospitals. We hope that more doctors and donors shall join our initiative in times to come.”