10 CHCs, 42 PHCS in the district to have Covid help desks

Kanpur: Covid help desks will be established in ten community health centers and 42 primary health centres to enable patients to reach the right place to get treatment.
According to additional chief health officer Dr AK Singh, as per the government order, the covid help desk would be set up in all CHCs and PHCs of the district. A banner or poster installed at the desk would depict a picture of a doctor which could be visible from a distance, he said.
People suffering from fever would be examined by paramedical staff at the corona help desk by infrared thermometer and pulse oximeter, he added.
Yogendra Pal, manager, district community centres said that all kinds of patients were reaching the health centres to get themselves examined and get treatment. “Now, with establishment of the help desk, flu and fever patients can be treated separately which will help in controlling the spread of coronavirus”, Pal said. tnn