Hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir are once again witnessing a huge rush of people, mostly Covid-19 patients, thus turning a hub for the virus yet again. However, the officials within the health department have been pleading before the attendants not to make the hospitals crowded as there is a huge chance of getting infected with the virus while staying at the hospital, given the present situation. But, the common people are not paying any heed to the repeated requests by the concerned authorities and continuously visit the hospitals in large numbers accompanying the patients. It has been observed that more than three people accompany a patient whenever he or she requires medical attention, thus making the hospitals more crowded, which needs to be stopped forthwith. The government has come up with a decision to conduct Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) testing to those who visit the hospital. This step, if implemented completely, would help in reducing the number of attendees of the patients, but the civic sense must prevail among the common masses as well, who should refrain from visiting the hospitals. The people, with mild issues, must not visit the hospital for treatment, rather should consult the doctors on phone to ensure that they don’t catch the virus. As the government as well as the health department is taking steps to prevent the virus from spreading, the people must cooperate with the implementing agencies in curbing the spread of virus to ensure that the possible catastrophe due to the deadly pandemic is prevented well on time.
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