Hong Kong doctor urges people to make 'intelligent decisions' amid coronavirus scare

As dely coronavirus outbreak continues to tighten its grip around globe, a doctor from Hong Kong, Manimala Dharmangan explains “a lot of misconceptions” related to pandemic in a viral video posted on Facebook. In a bid to educate people who have faced vulnerability in face of fatal virus, which was only discovered in China in December 2019, doctors around world have been spreing awareness regarding precautionary measures that people can take inste of being in a state of panic.

Dharmangan urged people to make “intelligent decisions” inste of panic buying of essentials such as toilet papers, rice including or commodities. Furr explaining intensity and extent of fatal COVID-19, Dharmangan, who is involved in care and manment of COVID-19 patients at Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong, said that people must understand fine line of difference while taking preventive measures and treating ors in general. She also explained that carrier of fatal virus has ability to spre it to four ors, refore, it has left doctors clueless about how many people actually have contracted COVID-19. 

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four-minute-long video starts off by Dharmangan singing 'Happy Birthday' for her daughter who can be seen baking cake for her own birthday. Dharmangan explains that since she has been working in ICU, it is first time in several years that her daughter is preparing  cake while medical worker has isolated herself from entire family. 

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‘Respiratory droplet virus’

Furr touching on myths related to pandemic, Dharmangan said virus is a “respiratory droplet virus” which means that it can travel up to few meters before settling on a surface. refore, resorting to a simple ‘three-layered mask’ can prevent an individual from contracting COVID-19 rar than panicking about t having an N95 mask. She also said that N95 mask can be saved for people or medical officials who are in “very close contact” or or procedures surrounding an infected person. 

Hoarding food stocks and or materials, according to medical official is t appropriate way to deal with coronavirus outbreak. Inste, people “must be concentrating on” ir personal hygiene along with environmental hygiene. She also explains how onset of summer and warmer temperatures, it might get easier to contain spre of virus. Dharmangan said that panic and fear of contracting virus must t “let us affect how we think of people” and furr explained how doctors and or medical officials have been dealing COVID-19 in close proximity. 

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