New Delhi, Dec 24 (FN Agency) While the majority of Omicron patients in the national capital remain asymptomatic, and only a few exhibit mild symptoms, doctors say they are recovering with the basic treatment protocol. Medics involved in patient care of Omicron cases told UNI the mild symptomatic patients are receiving a combination of anti-allergic and antibiotic drugs. Doctors at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital, said they are treating patients infected with the new variant, mostly with Crocin tablets and multi-vitamins. The Delhi government-run hospital is the largest Covid-19 healthcare facility of the union territory and has reported 40 cases of the new Variant of Concern (VoC) till now.
The hospital, which confirmed the first Omicron patient of Delhi on December 2, has discharged 19 such patients so far. LNJP Chief Casualty Medical Officer Ritu Saxena said only two patients were treated with antibiotics and anti-allergic pills. “We have admitted 40 patients so far. Only two of them showed symptoms of mild nature like sore throat, low-grade fever, body ache and loose stool. “We gave them a combination of Crocin and an antibiotic drug. Rest of the patients who did not show any symptom were only given Multivitamin and B complex capsules. We didn’t feel the need to give them any other medicine,” she said.
Medical Director of Batra Hospital SCL Gupta said one Omicron patient admitted there has only required basic drugs for symptoms treatment. “Fever and painkillers have been administered to the patient and his condition is stable now. The patient has only complained of mild fever, sore throat and body ache so far,” he told UNI. Batra Hospital is one of the four private facilities designated by the Delhi government to isolate Omicron patients, Max Saket and Fortis Vasant Kunj, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. The Union Health Ministry’s countrywide data on Omicron patients showed that Delhi has logged 67 cases so far, of which 23 have been discharged. According to the sources, most of the patients are fully vaccinated while three of them have even taken booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines.