‘Aggressive nature of pandemic’s second wave handled effectively’
The Hindu
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The State-Level Core Team on COVID-19 Management and Care in Rajasthan has effectively handled the aggressive nature of second wave of pandemic by managing the younger and paediatric population. But the adolescents, who have not been vaccinated so far, may be affected more in the subsequent waves, says head of the Core Team and Principal of Sawai Man Singh Government Medical College, Jaipur. The second wave of pandemic has been very aggressive with more and more younger population and children being affected. Unlike the first wave, 60% to 70% of the moderate to severe patients are oxygen dependent and require critical care. To meet out this situation, we have created COVID-19 triage at our dedicated institutions, where we segregated mild or asymptomatic for home quarantine, while the mild to moderate are admitted to provide them medical support. We have also conducted sensitisation programmes for doctors, paramedics and public at large for early reporting, optimal use of oxygen, proning and physiotherapy.More Related News