 My name is Dr. Shabhar Zaveri. I'm a surgical oncologist at Manipal Hospital's Bangalore. And I'm just here to just tell you that as a cancer doctor, I do not want COVID to interfere in the treatment of cancer because cancer is a disease which is not going to wait for COVID to subside. And I don't really think that it is such a big public health problem right now as far as COVID is concerned. Because we at Manipal Hospital Bangalore have taken all precautions for patients and their attenders safety to come and take treatment for the cancer. We have opened up all our wards. We are operating with full protective equipment so that the patient and the patient attenders as well as the doctors and the hospital staff are safe during these times. Our OPDs, our wards, the operation theatres, the daycare units are all functioning as per the current normal what I would call taking full precautions to keep everything sanitized and you know safe for anybody who enters the hospital for treatment. I would want to also you know reassure patients with cancer that you know please come if you have symptoms of cancer or if you think that you need to be seen by an oncologist please don't waste time thinking that you will come to hospital once the COVID is over. I would you know strongly suggest that you seek medical attention and for this reason we have also opened up our video consultations for patients who don't initially want to come to the hospital and want to speak to the doctors concerned doctors directly. We are open to that for video consultation so you're you know more than welcome to come. The other feature which Manipal Hospital has started is you know we've arranged for transportation of patients who are you know from outside Bangalore so you know so that they could you know have a safe passage to the hospital with the necessary precautions and the necessary certifications what are required so that they don't you know waste time you know running from post to post and trying to get a permission to come to the hospital so that's been arranged and this will be we've had we've have a dedicated helpline to help you in you know these transports. So I would you know request you that please you know come to the hospital if you think that you have a cancer or seek a video consultation immediately without wasting time thank you