Covid Crisis: Looking For Hospital Beds, Plasma Donors, Remdesivir Jabs? These Website Might Help

Several social media platforms, including Twitter, Instagram and Telegram, are coming to the rescue of the people in need with information about resources trying to aid the patients suffering from the novel coronavirus.

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New Delhi: With India battered by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and daily caseload crossing over two lakh, several websites are assisting the people in need amid the desperate need for hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, plasma donors and Remdesivir injections.

Several social media platforms, including Twitter, Instagram and Telegram, too are coming to the rescue of the people in need with information about resources trying to aid the patients suffering from the novel coronavirus.

Below are some of the websites assisting the people in need:

• http://dgmhup.gov.in/en/default - The website of Uttar Pradesh Government provides details about the treatment and laboratory facilities besides advising the people about the guidelines to be followed during the pandemic.
• https://delhifightscorona.in/ - The website of Delhi Government to keep track of beds.
• https://covidhelplinebangalore.com/  - The website specifically for Karnataka capital Bangalore provides information about resources for Covid-19, including the hospitals and fever clinics.
• appointment@nanvatihospital.org – The website specifically for Maharashtra capital Mumbai provides information about resources for the coronavirus, including online appointments with doctors for the patients.
• www.cipla.com – The website operated by Cipla, one of the leading global pharmaceutical companies in India, provides information about the Remdesivir and Tocilizumab injections.
• https://readytofightcovid.in/ - This website by Dr Reddy’s tracks the availability of Remdesivir injection.
• https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/coronaviruses - The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ website provides information about coronavirus.
• https://www.cdc.gov/ - The website run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides guidelines to be followed during Covid-19.
• http://gujhealth.gujarat.gov.in/corona-virus-guidline.htm - The website of Gujarat’s Health and Family Welfare Department provides details about the hospitals attending to Covid-19 patients besides the helpline number in case of an emergency.
• https://plasmaline.in/ - This provides details about the matching eligible plasma donors with the patients.