Chennai: Individuials who were cured of the deadly virus fondly recall the care shown to them by the doctors.
“The doctors checked us daily and personally verified if we had cough or sneezing. The medical team took good care of us.We got our tea, food and sundal (protein-rich supplement) on time and they encouraged us with kind words,” says city resident Mohamed Nazir, who was admitted to KMC on 1 April and discharged two weeks later after two successive negative tests.
“I got the feeling that my end is imminent in a week or two when doctors said I had Coronavirus. Though I did not show any symptoms, doctors who tested me twice said I was positive on 1 April,” says Shaik Mohmmed, one of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation attendees in Delhi who volunteered for testing.
“Others (who attended the conference) were taken to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital for treatment,” he says and adds: “140 people were already at the GH when I got myself admitted.”
The doctors and nurses were very empathetic to Covid-19 patients and encouraged them with soothing words that they would be discharged if they tested negative twice, he says. “They allowed me to recite from the Quran, meditate, read online newspapers and checked my health conditions daily.”
“Finally, after two negative results, I was discharged on 16 April,” he says. The approach by the doctors and nurses and their kind words gave him confidence to regain health, he adds.