Tele medicine units to be set up in all districts

Bhopal : Principal Secretary Public Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Pallavi Jain Govil has said that effective action is being taken by the government to prevent infection of Corona virus. Tele-medicine units are being set up in all districts for continuous health monitoring of potential Corona infection victims.

Dr. Govil has said that the responsibility of tele medicine is to continuously monitor the health of the persons under home quarantine who are more likely to be infected. He said that while marking the home quarantine persons, they must be given the telephone number of the Tele Medicine Unit set up in the district hospital, so that they can get the necessary advice when needed.

Necessary medical advice should be provided by contacting the home quarantine persons displayed in the list available on COVID-19 portal by the telemedicine unit. In case of symptoms related to Corona virus in home quarantine persons, the Rapid Response Team of the district should be informed immediately. Entry should be made daily by Tele Medicine Unit in the Tele Medicine module of State COVID portal. Information of Tele Medicine Unit along with telephone number should be given to the administrative staff along with field health workers.