In a humanitarian gesture, youngsters join admn to assist COVID patients in Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur, May 13, 2021:
Joining hands with the District Administration in COVID management, a group of youngsters come forward to ensure the proper counselling, isolation and medical help in positive cases so that precious lives could be saved.
Disclosing this here today Deputy Commissioner Apneet Riyait said that this group included intern doctors, professors, nursing students and students of other colleges of district, who would extend all possible assistance and services to positive cases for their speedy recovery. The Deputy Commissioner also interacted with these youngsters during a training session held at District Administrative Complex and termed this humanitarian gesture of the said youngsters as a great help to the COVID patients in this tough time.
Accompanied by the Assistant Commissioner (G) Kirpalveer Singh, the Deputy Commissioner said that the training organised by Meraki Foundation was attended by tthe student of Government Colleges of District, Meritorious Nursing College, Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Institute besides Professor of DAV College, seven intern doctors etc to get detailed information of services to be given to COVID positive patients under home isolation. The expert doctors briefed the volunteers about the execution of services and COVID appropriate behavior during isolation, said the Deputy Commissioner adding that these volunteers would remain constantly in touch with the patients over phones and daily make calls to them to know their actual condition. She said that they would record the status of their improvement, fever, cold etc and get them encouraged to strictly follow the COVID guidelines.
The Deputy Commissioner said that the routine supervision of these patients would be helpful to save precious lives as these volunteers could ensure timely hospitalization in serious cases, if any. She said that this initiative would not only boost the morale of COVID patients but also be helpful in their speedy recovery by getting the guidelines followed properly.