Coronaga

There is high demand for finger tip pulse oximeters and sales are going up. So, what is this machine and what is its place in COVID-19 pandemic? This small easy to use machine is becoming a must-have in the home emergency medical toolkit bag; and especially those COVID-19 patients who are in home isolation and has monitor own health. So, this episode explains all these concerns: why and how to use...and also where you can get one.

What is a COVID-19 death? There is no straightforward answer to that in COVID-19 death reporting as explained. This episode presents the death rate in Nagaland in comparison with the national and global average.

When someone dies of COVID-19, the frontline workers prepares the body with all safety precautions and after the coffin is sealed and disinfected, there is no increased risk. The modes of spread of the infection are known. Therefore, the fear of being infected from a dead body is unfounded. Discrimination in life due to COVID-19 positive status, and discrimination in death. This should not be.

The majority of the positive cases are younger males who are highly mobile. Although they are less likely to suffer and more likely to recover, they can spread to the elderly and those with other health conditions who are more susceptible to COVID-19.

What are the types of COVID-19 tests available in Nagaland? Who should be tested for COVID-19?Interview with Dr. John Kemp, Microbiologist, BSL-3 Laboratory, Kohima on the various types of tests, interpretation of results, and a sneak peak at the working schedule in a BSL-3 laboratory. Also the day's (August 21, 2020) COVID-19 situation in Nagaland highlights.

Planning to travel to Nagaland? This is the SOP for quarantine, testing, and discharge. Also the COVID-19 status update as on 20th August 2020 in Nagaland.

What is contact tracing? Who is a High Risk Contact and who is a Low Risk Contact? The process of contact tracing for COVID-19 in Nagaland is explained from the perspective of the general public. COVID-19 status update (19th August, 2020) in Nagaland is highlighted.

Standard Operating Procedure for Home Isolation for the asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 cases in Nagaland. Status update of COVID-19 in Nagaland as on August 18, 2020.

This episode introduces the podcast channel which is about the situation update of COVID-19 pandemic in Nagaland. It highlights the number of cases detected on the 17th August 2020. Five key steps on how to not go back to total lockdown situation is the main message in this episode. And a few words on the new normal