Superintendent gives proposal to district medical officer to revert status from July 15
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The Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital authorities have approached the district medical officer requesting to designate it as a non-Covid hospital from July 15.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ever since a majority of the government hospitals were converted to Covid hospitals, non-Covid patients have had a harrowing time. People coming for rabies shots and treatment at de-addiction centres are among the most affected.
Under the circumstances, the Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital authorities have approached the district medical officer requesting to designate it as a non-Covid hospital from July 15. The General Hospital was converted into an exclusive Covid hospital last August after a spurt in the number of coronavirus cases in the capital. The hospital has 300 beds and during the pre-Covid days at least 3,000 people visited the OP wing daily
Capital to step up contact tracing
The spike in daily Covid cases has prompted district health authorities to strengthen and relaunch contact tracing activities in the district.
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Social distancing norms are often violated blatantly at public places in the district. A scene from the Thampanoor bus terminal. (Photo | BP Deepu, EPS)
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With Kerala reporting half of the Covid cases in the country, the state government has come up with restrictions till February 10.The district medical office has given directions to medical officers to relaunch contact tracing activities in the district