Bengaluru: Preparation was going on to give guidance to all COVID-19 patients through Apthamitra Helpline, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar.
Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said people who tested positive in RT-PCR would be informed by Apthamitra Helpline within 3-4 hours. The medical background experts and degree holders would also give guidance to positive patients. Besides collecting details of seriousness of the disease and health condition, they would decide if the patient required home quarantine, Covid Care Centre or hospitalisation. If some people were not available on phone, then the help of Police would be taken to locate such non-reachable persons, he said adding that Helpline staff will be available in every zone in Bengaluru and they would collect details.
