Experts say oxygen concentrators can be used only in moderate COVID-19 cases, not by all
According to the health ministry, the experts also made it clear that using oxygen concentrators without medical guidance can be very harmful.
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Relatives carry a COVID-19 positive patient on oxygen support to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, amid a countrywide hike in coronavirus cases, in Prayagraj, Wednesday. (Photo | PTI) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Health experts on Saturday said oxygen concentrators can be used only in moderate cases of COVID-19 when a patient experiences a drop in oxygen level and not by everyone who finds it below acceptable limits.
March 12, 2021
The signboards clearly indicated where the Covid-19 vaccination centre was situated at Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital. Yet, the centre, spruced up with welcome signs and a photo booth, was sparsely populated on Tuesday morning. The registration queue manned by two policemen had barely 10 people in line for the vaccine. Most of them were hospital staffers wearing their scrubs.
Outside the Delhi government-run hospital, 50-year-old daily-wage earner Prem Nath and his wife Asha Devi, 48, stood waiting for the bus to get back to their home in Dwarka, West Delhi. They did not know the hospital had a centre where they could avail the coronavirus vaccines free of cost.
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Around 500 scientists from across the country join hands At a crucial time like this, it is important to harness social media and spread the right information to counter misinformation, said T.V. Venkateswaran, Science communicator and scientist at Vigyan Prasar.
He was speaking on “Science communication through social media during pandemic times” as part of the Indian International Science Festival 2020 organised by the Press Information Bureau on Monday.
Mr. Venkateswaran said that ever since outbreak of COVID-19, social media was used to spread misinformation. “People’s reaction to a new disease which has been unheard of has been a combination of panic, coming up with conspiracy theories, or even disbelief which has led them to seek quack remedies. All these pose challenges to ensuring public cooperation to fight the spread of the virus,” he said.