In view of the surging number of coronavirus cases in the national Capital, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Saturday announced special arrangements in the hospitals under their jurisdiction to control spread of the disease, said a senior official.
According to a senior SDMC official, the civic agency has made elaborate arrangements at its hospitals and health centres like setting up of separate registration counters for suspected Covid patients, separate waiting rooms, separate queues for medical consultations, dedicated lab testing facilities and separate counters for free distribution of medicines besides making people aware through IEC activities.
“All SDMC hospitals and health centres have been asked to make proper arrangement of signages at premises of hospitals and health units. All medical officers and in-charges have been asked to ensure that health care staff (HCW) could follow Covid related guidelines and norms,” he said.
“The civic body have also been directed to maintain adequate stock of essential medicines such as Paracetamol, Azithromycin, ORS, Levocetirizine, cough medicines, Pantocid, etc and essential items like PPE kits, masks, gloves, sanitizers, liquid soaps, pulse oximeters etc. should also be stocked for the prevention and control of coronavirus,” he said.
“To meet any emergency requirement, oxygen supplying units and PSA oxygen plants set up at hospitals have been asked to remain in operational mode.
“Sufficient numbers of oxygen cylinders and concentrators have been made available to make sure uninterrupted supply of oxygen to the patients. Advisory has been issued to refer patients suspected of higher virus infection to higher tertiary care nodal hospitals for further care and treatment,” SDMC official said.
“The civic body has given priority to the care of senior citizens above 60 years of age. It has been decided to provide one month’s advance medicine to the patients of non-Covid and chronic diseases in the hospitals and dispensaries.
At the juncture when there is sudden spurt in Covid positive patients, chances of Covid-19 infection is more among senior citizens/elderly people due to their low immunity. If they get medicines in advance, they will not have to go to hospitals owing to which there will be less chances of Covid infection in them,” he added.