Five hockey players doing well

Five hockey players doing well

New Delhi: The five hockey players, who tested Covid positive on August 7, are doing well. They are housed in NCOE Bengaluru. They are being attended to by SAI’s in-house doctor as well as one doctor from the state government, who has been deputed on SAI’s request.

According to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, SAI has got on board expert doctors from Manipal Hospital, who have also attended to the players. According to Dr. Avinash HR, who has been deputed by the state government and diagnosed the players on Saturday, the vitals of the players like temperature, oxygen levels have been monitored and all five players  have been found to be mild symptomatic cases. Except for one the other four players did not have a fever. “They are doing fine and we have put them on immunity boosters and other support medicines,” he said. Routine investigations as per protocol will be conducted by doctors till their vitals are normal again.

Five hockey players doing well

To ensure that the five athletes have 24-hours access to the SAI authorities on campus, two SAI officers have been earmarked to exclusively monitor the athletes and cater to their requirements. Speaking from Bengaluru, Graham Reid, chief coach of the Indian Men’s Hockey Team said, “I am constantly in touch with all five of them and they are doing fine. SAI has made every arrangement to give them the best care. The chefs are making special dishes for them as per their choice, beyond the mess menu, and the athletes are very happy about it.”