 Hello, I am Dr. Deepak Dube, Head of Department of Urology and Manipal Hospital. As you all know, there is a COVID-19 situation which is existing in the city and there are lots of apprehensions and concerns about visiting hospitals for ailments other than people having COVID-19. So this talk is about reassuring you that even though there is a virus situation around, it is safe to come to Manipal Hospital for an outpatient clinic consultation if you have any ailments which are non-COVID related. We are fully functional and working regularly in spite of the COVID-19 situation. However, we are taking adequate precautions for your safety so you need to feel safe and secure if at all you have to visit our hospital and the outpatient clinic. For your information, we have conducted about 40 urological surgeries in the last one month which is a significant number in spite of the COVID situation and all our patients have recovered well and been discharged from the hospital. The reason why we are having such good outcomes is that we are taking full precautions even in the outpatient clinic and even when you are admitted into the hospital or if you have to undergo a surgery, all patients will have a pre-operative COVID test and when they are admitted they will be admitted in a safe and secure area which is away from the COVID area and even when you are in the operation theatre you will be well looked after and all precautions will be taken. So this message is essentially to make you feel secure and confident if at all you have to make a visit to Manipal Hospital outpatient department or if you need to be admitted for an elective surgery.