Experts say the doubling time is a crude estimate of the current rate of spread of the virus. (Picture for representational purpose only)
HYDERABAD: In what could ring alarm bells in the middle of the Covid-19 devastation, the doubling time of positive cases in Telangana started falling from February 23 itself. From 1,646 days in February, it drastically fell to 429 days by March 31.
Despite the clear warning signals, the government ignored the key indicators as doubling time further fell to 119 days by April 10 and down to 36 days by April 30.
Doubling time is the exact number of days required for the cases in an epidemic to double, based on the rate of the cumulative increase in the number of cases. Experts say the doubling time is a crude estimate of the current rate of spread of the virus.
Three deaths not due to oxygen shortage, clarifies hospital
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Top officials check oxygen stock
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Top officials check oxygen stock
A day after it was alleged that at least three COVID-19 patients at District Hospital, King Koti, died due to lack of oxygen, top officials from the Health department descended on the hospital on Monday.
Several reports suggested that three to five patients at the government hospital died on Sunday afternoon due to oxygen shortage. However, the hospital superintendent issued a clarification stating the news was incorrect. “The hospital has adequate stock of oxygen. There is a 13KL Liquid Oxygen Tank (LOT) for oxygen storage. We have bulk cylinders for backup. The three patients were on assisted ventilation and in a critical condition,” superintendent Rajendranath stated.
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Telangana Junior Doctors Association has threatened to boycott duties if their demands are not met by May 25. They demanded hike in stipends for post-graduate medical students and interns due from January 2020, payment of 10% incentives as announced by the State government and ex-gratia to healthcare workers who died in line of duty.
In a representation addressed to the State’s Director of Medical Education Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy, the TJUDA members said that they have been regularly pursuing officials to approve 15% hike in stipends from the past six months.
They have also requested to increased bed capacity at Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) and issue a circular to offer free treatment to the HCWs and their family members.
Call for saving oxygen in hospitals
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In the wake of the incidence of COVID, oxygen has become a crucial medical resource. And to put a check on its wastage, Director of Medical Education Dr. K Ramesh Reddy has issued orders to all government hospitals to prevent leakages, to close regulators and knobs on time, not to allow patients’ attendants to handle oxygen flow meters, and other measures.
Stating that every litre of oxygen saved will save a life, who is in need of it, he suggested some measures to save the medical resource.
Apart from checking for leakages from oxygen masks, the DME has suggested to switch off or reduce the oxygen flow when threshold levels of oxygen saturation level is achieved, to make one patient care staff available exclusively in charge to continuously monitor any open valves and close them.