Jamshedpur: The Jamshedpur chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has launched a free telephonic consultation service for Covid and non-Covid patients in the city who are in home care.
The IMA has empanelled 30 doctors to attend to the patients over the phone. The service has been launched at the request of East Singhbhum administration.
The IMA said they are receiving nearly 600 calls each day from Covid-19 patients and their family members. The IMA has made public the phone numbers of the doctors and their schedule for taking calls.
“I receive calls at regular intervals all through the day and even late in the evening but I have no complaints. The severity of the pandemic is such that people driven by the concern for their nar ones call on the doctor to get timely advice,” Dr Harprit Singh, a city-based urologist, said.
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