Telemedicine helps doctors, patients stay connected amid Covid-19 lockdown

With a lockdown in force, many doctors are diagnosing patients remotely via audio/video calls and electronic platforms

For seventy-year old Shanta, and Kailasam, who is in his late 50s, the nationwide lockdown announced on March 24 felt like a calamity. Shanta, a Chennai resident, has been under treatment for insomnia for many years, but the medicines are no longer effective, requiring her to be under regular medical supervision. 

Kailasam, also from Chennai, suffers from sleep apnea — a form of sleep disorder, for which he needs to undergo continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment. (CPAP is a type of ventilator that increases air pressure in one’s throat so that the airway doesn’t collapse when the person breathes.) Kailasam