SMS docs getting praise on social media

Jaipur: The successful recovery of three coronavirus patients, including an Italian couple, in SMS Hospital is drawing widespread attention on

social

media.

The information in the form of news, graphics and illustration is being shared since the past four days on Twitter and Facebook. The hospital claimed that they treated these patients by using medicines useful in treating HIV+, swine flu and malaria on March 12.

Rajasthan BJP was quick to highlight the matter with its state president Satish Poonia tweeting a video on March 13. “I would like to congratulate the principal of SMS Hospital Dr Sudhir Bhandari under whose able guidance Raman Sharma and Prakash Keshwani treated the Italian couple.”

The news started gaining attention since CM Ashok Gehlot tweeted the same on March 15. “Happy to share, 3 corona patients including 2 senior citizens wd comorbid issues at SMS hospital,hv bn treated successfully & their test reports are now negative. My heartiest compliments to SMS doctors &

staff

for their commendable & dedicated service in treating corona patients” tweeted Gehlot.

Thereafter, the news spread like wildfire and was shared by people from across the globe. Columnist and author Advita Kala tweeted that “some good news - 85-year-old man cured and tests negative for CoronaVirus in Jaipur’s SMS Hospital. The elderly are said to be particularly vulnerable so it’s very encouraging that this line of treatment seems to be working. #CoronaVirus

Even a twitter handle by name Coronavirus (COVID-19) Alerts with 37,000 followers globally has shared the news “Doctors in India claim to have successfully treated an Italian #COVID19 patient with a combination of lopinavir, ritonavir, oseltamivir and chloroquine, a treatment protocol reportedly approved by India's official

health

governing body, ICMR,” tweeted the handle.

A blogger Pooja Sagwan also tweeted the success of the SMS Hospital. “Jaipur SMS Hospital doctors succeed in treating #coronavirus patients using drugs for HIV, swine flu, malaria.”


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