Indian-origin doctor honoured for her services in fighting Coronavirus in US

MYSURU: A day after she was given 'Drive of Honour' appreciating and saluting her service in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic by the South Windsor town community people, Dr Uma Madhusudana, a Mysuru origin physician serving at the Hartford healthcare in Connecticut, USA observed that in India Covid 19 is in its early stages and it is possible to flatten the curve if multiple preventive measures are followed.
"I feel that they are in early stages now. With good social distancing, hygiene and multiple preventive measures being taken, we can really control this and flatten the curve," she told TOI.
Uma Madhusudana who was born and brought up in Kuvempunagar, Mysuru graduated in 1997 from the JSS medical college. Married to Satheesh Parachoor, an engineer, she is the mother of two kids.
On the viral honour video Uma said, it went viral without her knowledge. "But the message to be taken is respecting and encouraging healthcare workers to overcome this pandemic," she said
"The only way we can control pandemic is by social distancing, hand hygiene and awareness of this disease," she said. "Increasing testing leading to quarantining and treating will lessen the catastrophe," she observed.
"It is very important that we all work as a team to overcome this deadly pandemic," she said.
I have seen cases of all age groups; the majority are older people with comorbidities. "They do get sick very fast and commonly present with respiratory failure," he explained.
Asking the people to respect and encourage healthcare workers beside providing proper PPE, she called on everyone to come together with the government and do a wonderful job in controlling this pandemic.
"In the US, Covid 19 situation is getting better and improving due to various measures including social distancing , testing , taking in the right direction," she informed.
My message to other doctors is to care for yourself, especially in this pandemic. "Protect yourself with PPEs, but more importantly this pandemic is a chance to be on the frontlines and to work for those who need it. I know these times are scary, but you are capable of doing it. I want to thank the citizens of this amazing town of South Windsor that came to support all it’s front line workers was a genuine and amazing gesture and should be replicated in every village and every city across the world," she concluded.