Don’t ignore other ailments amid Covid pandemic, caution experts

Sunit Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, June 5

Medical experts have cautioned people against ignoring chronic ailments like diabetes, thyroid, heart, kidney and other diseases amidst the prevalence of Covid pandemic.

“Many elderly people as well as patients suffering from chronic disorders have discontinued their morning and evening walks and missed the routine consultations with their doctors during the lockdown, which may have adverse implications,” points out Dr KS Khokhar, central representative and immediate past president of the Haryana chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

He says that following the latest guidelines, OPD services at the government as well as private hospitals have resumed and patients should consult doctors while adhering to the social-distancing norms and other preventive measures.

Dr Sameer Aggarwal, consultant endocrinologist and former professor at Rohtak PGIMS, advises the patients and people in general to continue their physical workouts and stay connected with their doctors through telemedicine (phone/video-calls, text messaging and WhatsApp, etc) in order to maintain good health and immunity in the Covid era.

“Patients should do physical workout and take prescribed medicines on a regular basis in order to avoid having any health-related complications. They should also get their health parameters checked and share the test reports with their doctors through smartphones,” says Dr Aggarwal.

Dr Varun Arora, the Public Relations Officer at the Rohtak PGIMS, meanwhile, informed that OPDs of different specialties and super-specialties were going on at the institute.

“Patients should visit the OPDs if they have any pressing health concern,” said Dr Arora. He, however, insisted that patients should take all precautionary measures to avoid contracting Covid or any other infection.

Rohtak Civil Surgeon Dr Anil Birla said apart from OPD services, mobile health vans were also touring different parts of the district to provide medical consultation and medicines at the doorstep of patients.

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