'We are praying we do not fill the beds'

April 23, 2020 12:22

Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka is in the government's red zone for coronavirus cases. This lush green district, which includes Mangaluru city, has been readying itself for the battle against the coronavirus for some weeks now. The man leading the district's medical team is Dr John Thomas Ramapuram. "Our biggest challenge is to ensure we have a proper plan in place. We have to be prepared for a large number of patients. Our biggest concern is that we should not run out of resources," Dr Ramapuram -- who is in charge of the infectious disease department and head of the department of medicine at the Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru, tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com. Read the interview here.

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