An Updated Guide On Covid By 80 Healthcare Workers

The 56-chapter comprehensive textbook on Covid-19 highlights the nature of virus and its detailed impact on various body organs

- Rajkumari Sharma Tankha

In a first, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has released A Comprehensive Textbook to COVID-19, written and edited by Dr Manjit S Kanwar, Senior Consultant, Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. The book was released virtually on June 10. Along with Dr Kanwar, 79 other senior healthcare professionals from varied specialties, who have either been on the frontline or have had a role in active Covid care, have contributed to the book. Dr Kanwar provides an insight into the book. Edited excerpts:

What prompted you to put together this book?

Healthcare organisations and workers have evolved rapidly since the pandemic began to ensure that best practices are adopted to save lives. And, with rapid developments and new guidelines every month on the modalities and management of the pandemic, we thought it was essential to put together a guide that could give an in-depth understanding of the disease and everything associated with its pre and post-management, side-effects, long-term health problems and vaccination.