The administration at Put up Graduate Institute of Medical Training and Analysis (PGIMER) has given the approval to arrange a clinic for recovered Covid-19 sufferers on the New OPD block.
Nonetheless, no date has been chosen for its opening thus far, however the course of for organising the clinic has been began.
“Many sufferers, who’ve had issues and different associated ailments, have been discharged from the Covid-19 hospital right here. Though they’ve recovered, there’s a must follow-up with them. At the moment, they’re in contact with us by way of telephones, however the brand new clinic will facilitate bodily interplay,” stated PGIMER director Dr Jagat Ram.
The clinic could have medical doctors from totally different departments, together with pulmonologists, cardiologists, and medical doctors from the division of inside drugs.
“The ability will probably be open for the sufferers who’ve been discharged from the Covid-19 hospital of the institute,” the director stated.
Until now, the hospital has admitted greater than 500 sufferers, out of which 350 have been discharged after therapy.
Furthermore, numerous analysis journals have cited post-discharge issues in recovered sufferers. The Indian Council of Medical Analysis (ICMR) has additionally requested Covid care hospitals and centres if there’s any provision of a follow-up clinic.