Maharashtra: COVID 19 recovered Doctor resumes work, adopts No Touch No Contact Policy
Dr Abdul Khalique, a physician who contracted COVID-19 in March from a patient who returned from Italy, told PTI that he is now back at his clinic in suburban Kalina where he sees over 50 patients every day.;
Mumbai - A 48-year-old doctor, who got infected with coronavirus, has recovered and resumed work at his clinic in Mumbai, but with a caution by adopting a ''no touch, no direct contact'' approach with patients.
Dr Abdul Khalique, a physician who contracted COVID-19 in March from a patient who returned from Italy, told PTI that he is now back at his clinic in suburban Kalina where he sees over 50 patients every day.
To maintain physical distance with patients, he has put up a curtain made of a transparent material at his clinic.
After assessing the patient''s symptoms by speaking to him/her through the curtain barrier, he prescribes medicines.
If required, he examines the patient with a stethoscope only on his/her back and then advises medication.
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