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Covid positive Do not panic,we are better equipped in Udupi - DC Jagadish.

Udupi : Covid patients no need to panic in the district for the medical treatment. Out of 1000 covid positive patients, 900 people are not necessary to admit in the hospitals. Only one hundred patients may need the hospital services. Out of 100 only 10 covid positive need ICU and 20 patients need oxygen facility. So do not panic said the DC.

There are 1,300 oxygen related beds available in udupi so far only 350 beds are occupied. We have enough beds, said Jagadish.

Speaking to media persons at ZP hall on Saturday, May 8 after announcing the covid protocol during the lock-down period from May 10 to May 24, DC Jagadeesh said that for the time being we have no problem of oxygen supply to the patients. Dr. D. Veerendra Hegde of Dharmasthala has supplied us 4metric tons of oxygen. We will get oxygen from Belapu Oxygen Refilling unit which will be refilled soon. Presently we have 7 metric ton in stock. So people should not worry with the availability of oxygen in our district for the time being, he said.

DC warned the people that those who are in home isolation after worst situation of the patients, rushing towards the hospital for ICU and ventilator services, it would be difficult to the hospitals to provide the ventilator bed. Due to delaying the patients to admit the hospital causes problem for the treatment in hospital. Hence, the people should admit the patients immediately without delay and if delayed then the preferred hospital may not available, he said.

Our front line warriors are very active in every gram panchayat limits on those in home isolation patients through apps. This time during the second wave of Covid, our district people are in full awareness on the pandemic. There are huge queue to take vaccination in various centers. However, I request to the people, present situation of non-availability of covid vaccines supply, we are providing vaccines for only second dose. After the sufficient supply of covid vaccines, we will start to provide first dose immediately. Hence, no need to go covid vaccination centers for first dose.

Raghupathy Bhat MLA said that those who are Ayushman Bharat facility can join the private hospitals if the patients not get admission in government hospitals and gets benefit under Ayushman Bharat project. But need to enter call the call centers in our district which presently call center facility available in Udupi, Kundapura and Miyar of Karkala taluks. In case those admit directly without through Covid Call Ceners in private hospitals who having Ayushman Bharat facility not benefited. Raghupathy Bhat also said that those who are difficult in home isolation, the patients should call the Covid Call Centers which in action in Udupi, Kundapura and Miyar of Karkala and will provide them isolation centers as they desired. The Covid Call Centers contact numbers as follows :

Udupi – 9663957222, 9663950222,

Kundapura : 6363862122, 7483984733,

Karkala : 7676227624, 7411323408.

Raghupathy Bhat, Udupi MLA, Lalaji Mendon,Kaup MLA, Dr. Naveen Bhat ZP CEO, Sadashiva Prabhu ADC and Coastal Development Authority Chairman Mattaru Rathnakar Hegde were present.