5 medical teams to visit Covid patients in isolation

Coimbatore: The city corporation has formed five medical teams, each consisting of a doctor and a nurse, to treat Covid-19 patients who have isolated themselves at homes.
A health official of the corporation said a team each will be deployed in the five zones. “The team members, wearing PPE kits, will visit houses of Covid-19 patients to check symptoms, oxygen level and temperature, and prescribe medicines.Status of the patients and the treatment recommended will be recorded in computers in the round-the-clock Covid-19 control centre,” he said.
Apart from the teams, staff posted in the control room will call up the patients. “The staff, supervised by a doctor, will call up patients and their family members to check for symptoms and suggest treatment. Counselling will also be provided to those in need,” the health official added.
City corporation commissioner Raja Gopal Sunkara visited some places in the city on Friday to assess the service provided by the medical team. TNN