New Delhi's Successful COVID Weapon
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New Delhi's Proactive Monitoring Model Source: New Delhi Oxygen Level Monitor Free Oxygen Level Monitors for COVID Patients at Home The government of New Delhi has distributed tiny oxygen monitors to 32,000 people for free. It's a key part of a plan to keep asymptomatic or mildly sick COVID patients isolated and at home. The tiny, $13.00 oxygen level monitor, known as a pulse monitor, relays each patients' oxygen level readings twice a day via Whats App to health care professionals. It's a critical reading because when oxygen levels go low in a COVID patient, complications set in. Indian health care experts say the system enables then to find out in time if a patient's symptoms are about to worsen and refer them to hospitals. Proactive Monitoring The process started to be implemented in May when COVID cases were surging in New Delhi, a city of 20 million where hospitals were being strained to the limit. Health authorities noticed what they call "happy h