New Delhi: A top doctor at a hostel in Delhi has said that in the current scenario, admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is not required for most of the Covid-19 patients.
Dr Ashish Khattar, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine at Delhi’s Venkateswara Hospital, in an interview to news agency ANI, said that this time the symptoms are mild, and not a major concern, although people should be cautious as the virus is mutating continuously. . Wednesday.
People need to be more alert: Dr Khattar
ANI on Wednesday shared a video of the interview with Khattar on Twitter.
#Watch , In the current scenario, ICU admission is not required (for COVID patients). This time, the symptoms are mild and not a major concern: Dr Ashish Khattar, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Venkateswara Hospital, Delhi pic.twitter.com/QQ1QzbvxfJ
— ANI (@ANI) 5 January 2022
When asked whether there has been any shortfall in ICU admissions of late, the doctor replied that there is not a single ICU admitted in Venkateswara Hospital.
He said the hospital currently has 11 to 12 patients who were positive for Covid-19, adding that all of them are stable and none of them are in ICU.
When asked whether it can be said that in most of the cases in Delhi, ICU admission is not required, Khattar said the prevailing perception is that in the current scenario ICU admission is not required. However, he said, it is important to understand that COVID-19 is a viral infection and mutation is taking place, and hence there is a need to be vigilant. He cited examples such as delmicron And florona,
“We don’t really know when the mutation occurs again and the disease becomes severe,” he said. Suggesting that people need to be vigilant, be it a mild infection or a severe one, Khattar said it is never known when a minor condition turns worse.
He said that although this time the symptoms were definitely mild, and not a major concern, people should take the same precautions that everyone was told to take and be alert during the first two waves of Covid-19.
It is recommended to wear double masks and maintain social distancing, Khattar said, adding that people should avoid crowded places, unless it is an emergency.
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