Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Mar 24: Eight different special rooms have been earmarked in Wenlock Hospital here for looking after people suspected to be infected with coronavirus. Whenever the hospital comes across suspicious cases, the patients are first admitted into one of these rooms and then treatment of patients begins. Each room is set aside for one person. Still, some people have been indulging in malicious propaganda about the hospital, and a complaint in this connection has been filed with the cybercrime police, said medical superintendent of the hospital.

She stated that throat swabs of the suspects are collected and sent for tests. "If the result is negative, they are sent home with an advice to stay in home quarantine for a period of 14 days. If the result is positive, treatment is extended as per the guidance provided by World Health Organization. As per the order passed by the deputy commissioner of the district, special arrangements have been made at Wenlock Hospital for people suspected of coronavirus infection. The patients are kept in separate rooms individually and treated," she stated by way of clarification.

Wenlock Hospital (file photo)

She added that expert doctors have been extending treatment as per the guidance provided by the department for such people by providing required bio medical systems for every patent. Help desks have been set up at various spots inside the hospital to spread awareness about coronavirus, she informed.

She further explained that complaint has been filed with the cyber police as well as Pandeshwar police station here about certain people involved with spreading false notions about coronavirus treatment in Wenlock Hospital through social websites.