MYSURU: For more than a month, Dr CP Nanjaraj, dean and director of the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI), who is shouldering the additional responsibility of heading the virology laboratory tasked with testing samples for the Covid-19 infection, has steadfastly been practising physical distancing at home. In addition to cloistering himself in a separate room at home, he has insisted on using silverware that is cleaned and saved separately.
Dr Nanjaraj, whose family comprises his elderly parents, wife, a daughter and son, has made it clear to all of them that he needs to be at a safe distance away from them in order to minimise risk of transmitting the virus.
The laboratory in Mysuru is testing throat swabs from four districts in addition to Mysuru: Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Mandya and Udupi. In addition to overseeing the testing process at the laboratory, Dr Nanjaraj’s other key responsibility is to coordinate with officials in Bengaluru, and visit the government-run Krishnaraja (KR) Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital and the designated Covid-19 hospital on KRS Road.
“Among the places I frequent are the designated covid hospital in the district and laboratory, not to mention the other state-run hospitals. I stay isolated at home, and on those rare instances when I join them for dinner, I keep a safe distance from them. These are some of the steps I have taken to prevent the eventuality of anyone at home contracting the infection,” Dr Nanjaraj told TOI.
The virology laboratory at MMCRI started operations in February 2017. Following the outbreak of Covid-19 in the state, the laboratory has been functioning round-the-clock, with as many as 300 samples being tested, on average, every day.
Dr Nanjaraj, whose family comprises his elderly parents, wife, a daughter and son, has made it clear to all of them that he needs to be at a safe distance away from them in order to minimise risk of transmitting the virus.
The laboratory in Mysuru is testing throat swabs from four districts in addition to Mysuru: Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Mandya and Udupi. In addition to overseeing the testing process at the laboratory, Dr Nanjaraj’s other key responsibility is to coordinate with officials in Bengaluru, and visit the government-run Krishnaraja (KR) Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital and the designated Covid-19 hospital on KRS Road.
“Among the places I frequent are the designated covid hospital in the district and laboratory, not to mention the other state-run hospitals. I stay isolated at home, and on those rare instances when I join them for dinner, I keep a safe distance from them. These are some of the steps I have taken to prevent the eventuality of anyone at home contracting the infection,” Dr Nanjaraj told TOI.
The virology laboratory at MMCRI started operations in February 2017. Following the outbreak of Covid-19 in the state, the laboratory has been functioning round-the-clock, with as many as 300 samples being tested, on average, every day.
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