Dr Randeep Guleria, Dr Devi Shetty, Dr Naresh Trehan address Covid-19 situation in the country

New Delhi: Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS-Delhi, Dr Devi Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health, and Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman, Medanta address issues related to #COVID19 in the country.

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# As a country, if we work together, use oxygen and Remdesivir judiciously, then, there will be no shortage anywhere. In terms of the number of people who need oxygen and oxygen supply, we are well balanced: Dr Guleria, AIIMS

# The vaccine prevents you from getting the disease in the form of severe illness. It may not prevent you from getting the infection. Important to understand that even after the vaccine we may have a positive report, it is why important to wear a mask even after vaccine: Dr Guleria

# “…Oxygen is a treatment, it’s like a drug.. Taking oxygen intermittently is an absolute waste of oxygen. There is no data that shows that this will be of any help to you & therefore you shouldn’t do..,” says AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria

# As a country, if we work together, use oxygen and Remdesivir judiciously, then, there will be no shortage anywhere. In terms of the number of people who need oxygen and oxygen supply, we are well balanced: Dr Guleria, AIIMS

# “Don’t consider Remdesivir to be a magic bullet… ,” says Dr Randeep Guleria of AIIMS, addressing COVID19

# “Remdesivir isn’t a ‘Ramban’, it only decreases viral load in people who need it,” says Dr Naresh Trehan of Medanta, addressing COVID19

# 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: Dr Guleria,AIIMS

# Less percentage of people require hospitalisation. The hospital beds should be utilised judiciously & with responsibility. This responsibility rests on all of us: Dr Naresh Trehan, Medanta on COVID19

# 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: Dr Trehan

# 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: Dr Naresh Trehan on COVID19

# 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: 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: Dr Devi Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health

# 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 Devi Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health