St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, a prestigious Church institution in Bengaluru, has begun guiding a diocese in Odisha in Covid protocol behaviour.
“My diocese is grateful to St John’s Medical College helping us to deal with the present crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic,” Bishop Niranjan Sualsingh of Sambalpur told Matters India May 25.
As part of the project, the academy on May 24 organized a two-hour webinar for priests, nuns, Brothers, and lay people on how to follow daily pandemic protocol behaviors.
Around 45 people attended the first virtual conference on professional medical guidance on Covid-19 conducted by Doctor Bobby Joseph, head of the Department of Community Health at St John’s Medical College, Bengaluru.
Doctor Joseph explained how the virus spread and suggested ways to identify its symptoms. He also dealt with steps needed for maintaining mental health among the affected and their families and how to care and protect children from the virus. He also stressed precautionary measures to avoid infection and home isolation for the infected, the urgency of treatment and post vaccination care.
Doctor Joseph said he would guide the Church people in Sambalpur through WhatsApp, telephone and email. “Those with symptoms of Covid virus can seek my advice,” he added.