The number of corona infections in the country is increasing steadily and rapidly. There has been a slight decline in the number of new cases in the last 24 hours, but still this number is beyond one lakh 61 thousand. The Ministry of Health has informed that at present, more than 12 lakh 64 thousand people are suffering from corona and these people are being treated in hospitals or at their home. In such a situation, the question arises that if a corona patient is an isolate at home, then how will he know that he needs to be hospitalized?
When to get the Kovid examined and when the test report is received?
Delhi based G.C. B. Dr. Sanjay Pandey of Pant Hospital says, ‘Kovid symptoms are associated with common cold. If you have cough, sore throat, fever, then a Kovid test should be done It can be examined in a private or government hospital. Although its report is available in four hours, but at the moment, more cases are coming, so it may take 24 hours or more.
How can one understand the CT value in RT-PCR?
Dr. Sanjay Pandey says, ‘CT value is also written on the report after conducting RT-PCR test. This shows how much viral load is there in the infected, but common people only need to know positive and negative. Sometimes the viral load is high even if the person is asymptomatic and sometimes less, the patient is asymptomatic. Therefore, it should be left to the doctor.
If the Kovid patient is an Isolot at home, how will he know that he has to go to the hospital?
Dr. Sanjay Pandey says, ‘If there is persistent high fever, difficulty in breathing, reduced oxygen saturation (saturation), restlessness, nervousness, neurological disturbances (obstruction) in the patient such as memory impediment, very severe head ache, unconsciousness. In case of such symptoms, the patient needs to be admitted to the hospital.
Many hospitals in Delhi have been asked to increase the number of beds in ICUs and wards, what are the guidelines?
Dr. Sanjay Pandey says, ‘Guidelines are issued from time to time in this regard. Earlier in November, the situation had become equally severe, so at that time also about 80 percent of the beds were reserved for Kovid patients. Similarly this time also the government has issued guidelines under which many big hospitals have been declared as Total Kovid Hospitals and 80 percent beds in ICU have been reserved for Kovid patients. Not all beds can be made because many times even serious patients come without covid, beds are kept for them.
If someone needs oxygen, does the hospital provide it or do they have to make arrangements themselves?
Dr. Sanjay Pandey says, ‘If any person comes Kovid positive then the health officials are constantly in touch with the patient. They see if there can be isolates in the house, what is its condition and if the situation is normal now then there is no need to go to the hospital. But if the condition is serious or has comorbidity, is elderly, then the hospital will take care of it and admit it.
