With the number of patients infected with Covid-19 increasing day by day, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has launched helpline numbers and decided to provide tele consultation or video consultation.
The helpline numbers 9999019340, 9999019375, 9999019426 and 9999019745 will be operational 24 x 7.
Mayor of the SDMC Mukesh Suryan said that the civic body has decided to provide tele-consultations to contain the spread of Coronavirus. He said that due to the surge in Covid-19, the number of Covid positive patients at home has been increasing.
“Those have mild symptoms and are getting treatment at home through proper consultation. In view of the situation, the SDMC has started Covid helpline to provide proper consultation and guidance. Experienced doctors from the SDMC will provide consultancy services to Covid positive patients who are at home in isolation,” he said.
Suryan further said that the SDMC has made adequate arrangements at its hospitals to tackle the third phase of Covid-19. “Arrangements of 100 Oxygen beds have been done at Mata Gujri Hospital in Tilak Nagar and 2 PSA Oxygen plants have also been installed to deal with Covid cases,” he added.
Besides this, 60 Oxygen beds have been made available at Poornima Sethi Hospital at Kalka Ji and 1 PSA Oxygen Plant has been installed. 40 beds with the facility to supply Oxygen have been made available at Chest Clinic and TB Hospital Nehru Nagar and 1 PSA Plant has also been installed, he added.