Summary:
Twenty-five doctors under the Indian Medical Association, Kochi chapter are working round-the-clock, answering queries of anxious callers over the phone through the District Emergency Control Cell facility. The cell, functioning on the second floor of the IMA House, Kochi receives over 800 calls daily. This will defeat the social distancing guidelines, “ said Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, president, IMA, Kochi chapter. “Pregnant women, dialysis patients, heart patients among others consult our doctors through the helpline numbers. The helpline facility will be available round-the-clock till the lockdown is lifted “ said Dr Shalini Sudheendran, secretary, IMA Kochi chapter..