Get tested if you have symptoms: Dr Shetty
April 21, 2021 17:22
(Clockwise from top) Dr Trehan, Dr Shetty, Dr Guleria
Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS-Delhi, Dr Devi Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health and Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman, Medanta address issues related to COVID-19 in the country.
Dr Devi Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health: If your O2 saturation is above 94% then there is no problem. But if it is falling after exercise, then, you need to call a doctor. It's important you get the right treatment at the right time.
There is a possibility that you may be asymptomatic, then, doctors will tell you to stay at home, isolate yourself, wear a mask and check your oxygen saturation every 6 hours.
If you have any symptom like body ache, cold, cough, indigestion, vomiting - I have one important message- get yourself tested for COVID19. It is the most important thing.
Dr Naresh Trehan, Medanta, on COVID19: Today we have enough oxygen if we try to use it judiciously. I want to tell the public that if you don't need oxygen then don't use it as a security blanket. Waste of oxygen will only lead to depriving someone who needs it.
We've now made a protocol that Remdesivir to be given not to everyone who tests positive. Only after doctors look at test results, symptoms, comorbidities of a patient, then it's to be given. Remdesivir isn't a 'Ramban', it only decreases viral load in people who need it.
Less percentage of people require hospitalisation. The hospital beds should be utilised judiciously and with responsibility. This responsibility rests on all of us.
Dr Guleria, AIIMS: In COVID, more than 85% of people will recover without any specific treatment in the form of Remdesivir etc. Most will have symptoms like common cold, sore throat etc. Over 5-7 days, they'll recover with symptomatic treatment. Only 15% may go to moderate disease.
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