As nurses turn sisters, hospitals gear up for rakhi

Noida/Greater Noida: Covid patients admitted to various hospitals in the district will be able to celebrate the festival of Rakshabandhan today. While healthcare workers in some hospitals will tie rakhis to the patients and vice versa, others have made special arrangements for sisters to come in PPE kits to tie rakhis to their brothers.
At Sharda hospital, women doctors and nurses will tie rakhis to the men in Covid wards and women patients will tie the same to the male healthcare workers. The hospital is also making arrangements for patients to talk to their siblings via video conference. It has also arranged for sweets to be made in the hospital under the dietician’s instructions.
Meanwhile, GIMS and Child PGI have made arrangements for rakhis for patients. The Child PGI has also purchased rakhis and sweets for patients. At Yatharth hospital in Noida extension, a special corner has been arranged where sisters will tie rakhis with PPE kits, N-95 masks and gloves followed by a buffet dinner on the hospital terrace with due social distancing.
Dr Sunil Kumar, medical superintendent at Yatharth hospital, said: “All healthcare staffers, sisters and attendants will be given PPE kits, N-95 masks and gloves for free before they tie rakhis in the special area.”
Meanwhile, Dr DK Gupta, director at Child PGI, said: “We are also taking suggestions from patients to make the festival memorable for them,” said Dr Gupta.