From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, May 13: In order to provide medical isolation kits to the home isolated, 5 lac kits will be procured and measures will be taken to make reach these kits reach the doorstep of the infected within 1 hour of getting the result, deputy chief minister and State Covid task force head Dr CN Ashwath Narayan said on Thursday.
Speaking to the reporters, he said authorities had been directed to ensure the systematic delivery of home isolation medical kits starting from May 15.
In most cases by the time the results arrive, the pandemic will be in the inflammation stage.
Dr Ashwath Narayan (file photo)
So what is mainly needed is anti-inflammatory treatment, he said explaining that medical kits will mainly have anti-biotics, anti-virals, vitamin tablets that are prescribed for anti-inflammation.
In addition, the medical kits will also have steroid tablets which could be used in the later stage if the symptoms are not mitigated, he explained.
Those who have Covid symptoms, need not wait to start taking the anti-inflammatory medicines till the result arrives.
It is advisable to begin taking the anti-inflammatory drugs as soon as the symptoms are seen, he said.
People who have a cough, cold, vomiting, diarrhoea etc., should not be misled by taking them lightly and decide it as a common health problem. In this changed situation, Dr Narayan said most of the cases are turning out to be Covid positive.
He said people should be alert and mentally prepared to fight the pandemic with the help of anti-inflammatory medicines.
The allocation of oxygen made for the state is sufficient for the existing number of oxygenated beds. But when the number of beds is increased, we will be in need of additional oxygen.
To meet this possible higher demand, actions will be taken to procure oxygen, he said.
The deputy chief minister said the Opposition parties should not indulge in blame games and make false accusations against the Prime Minister with regard to Covid management.
"India has handled it far better than even the developed countries like the USA," Dr Narayan justified.