 I have been associated with Manipal for almost 20 years now this unprecedented pandemic which has come corona virus infection which is going globally has created lots of confusions and problems especially when it comes to the health of the people what we have seen over the last four to five months is that this is a virus yes it spreads easily but unless somebody has got many pre-existing coma bed condition it is not producing the kind of lethal effect which initially we were all worried about but the fear of corona in fact is creating much more health problems than what we anticipated there are many people especially in the field of cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery who require timely attentions like people with acute heart attacks people who have got heart failures who require to be seen and treated trained medicines to be titrated etc. people who have got advanced valve problems who otherwise require timely interventions either surgery or other things now what has happened in last three to four months is our observation that lots of these patients not reaching the hospital facilities at all which means what is happening to them are we losing them permanently is the biggest worry we're all facing now covid as such may not kill that many number of patients like number of patients we are losing because of lack of timely and proper treatment all the patients who have visited us in last three to four months who are much more sicker ones who required surgery had surgery we had not lost anybody because of either covid or anything all of them have made it like it was like before there was no increased mortality or morbidity all the hospitals including Manipal hospitals have set in many protocols to make sure that patients are taken care properly those are visiting with the symptoms or suspicion of covid they don't go through a completely different pathway all others are screened before they're even let into the hospitals we're all working 24 or by 7 without any fear of anything so it is not that bad as it has been projected that you enter a hospital we would get covid no it is not at all my advice or rather request to people is that if you have a serious illness whether it is heart related or some other organ related let the fear of covid not kill you because of the primary disease those who require treatment for the primary disease please feel free please visit the hospital which is closer to you or you want to visit Manipal Hospital yes you have the way you are to contact us through our website or through our help lines so please feel free please use the facility and make your health better