An updated list of resources relevant to COVID-19 response and management in Karnataka. The page is NOT meant to be an emergency resource but only as an online repository of resources curated for use by public health professionals and others involved in supporting health systems in Karnataka, India.

Catalogue of COVID-19 support resources created by us (IPH) since March 2020 (first wave)

Tele-triage of patients before hospitalisation (dated April 2021)
COVID-19 preparedness checklist for rural primary health care and community settings (dated 3 April 2020)

Protocols for health workers and facilities

COVID-19 Clinical management: living guidance by WHO and the online updated app for latest recommendation
AIIMS/ ICMR-COVID-19 National Task Force/Joint Monitoring Group Clinical guidance for management of adult COVID-19 patients (dated 22 April 2021)
Comprehensive Guidelines for Management of COVID-19 patients by the Directorate General fo Health Services, MoHFW, Government of India
Lovely knowledge document on liquid medical oxygen (LMO) supply chain ideal for doctors, medical/district administrators maintained by Nilesh Rathi & Urmil Shah

Resources for caregivers and patients

Home-care tips for managing COVID-19 by the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India (Last updated April 2021) Download English PDF
Tips for managing COVID-19 at home for adults by IndiaCOVIDSOS in multiple Indian languages
COVID-19 resources directory curated by Karnataka Fights Corona, a Government of Karnataka partnership with civil society/NGO sector with helplines, oxygen suppliers, tele consultation services, food, ambulance, sanitization, crematoria and fake/faulty numbers
FAQ on 108 emergency ambulance service (Karnataka-specific)
FAQ on COVID-19 vaccination, dosage, schedule and what do do if you have COVID-19 (MoHFW, GoI)

COVID-19 talks/resources/videos for/by academia

C OVIDprotocols v2.0. Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Partners In Health/UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences, 2021.
COVID-19: the big picture, talk by Raman Research Institute featuring Gagandeep Kang, Gautam Menon, Satyajit Rath and Priyanka Pulla
Managing India’s Second COVID-19 Wave: Urgent Steps from The Lancet COVID-19 Commission India Task Force dated April 2021 [PDF]
Open letter to PSA by a group of us regarding irrational use of Plasma which ICMR eventually withdrew

Gallery of important posters for dissemination (updated 2 May 2021)

Circular by Government of Karnataka on syndromic management of COVID-19 especially cases which may be RT-PCR Negative PDF
URGENT: Appeal for equipments from Government of Karnataka for deployment across Bangalore and rest of state
Compilation of ALL COVID-19 circulars from Government of Karnataka’s COVID-19 information portal
Repository of Kannada COVID health education material curated by Karnataka Fights Corona group LINK

See this and several other Kannada video material produced by Noora Health (see this link for full list of videos they have produced in Kannada)

Get to know how to help foresee worsening of COVID-19 through self-monitoring of timeline. Lovely video by Dr. Mathew Varghese, St. Stephen’s Hospital, New Delhi. Listen to him in Hindi or Kannada as well.

Useful #COVIDTwitter threads archive

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1/10#WrongCOVIDVaccinationStrategy

Our Central Govt has got the #basics #wrong

I am compiling all my tweets on this topic.

Please help me share this and hopefully it contributes towards changing our vaccination strategy (never too late)@MoHFW_INDIA @PMOIndia
— Hemant Deepak (@HShewade) April 28, 2021

If you are pregnant or within the first year postpartum and need mental health support in India, please call NIMHANS Perinatal Mental health Helpline +91 81057 11277
— Prabha Chandra (@globalpmh) April 27, 2021

This is a thread about projections in India and my recent conversation with @karanthapar_in published today at the @thewire_in.

Please recognize that the reality on the ground is changing everyday. Models are wrinkled with assumptions and we have been wrong in the past.
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— Bhramar Mukherjee (@BhramarBioStat) April 22, 2021

https://twitter.com/drsoumyadeepb/status/1386759006878781441?s=21

Why is there a shortage of Remdesivir, with family members desperately trying to procure it when it has been proven that it is no better than routine care? #EvidenceBasedMedicine
— Pramesh CS (@cspramesh) April 8, 2021

I know the #COVID-19 numbers in India are not looking good, but here are my (not so) random thoughts on it pic.twitter.com/HTBcXPzZSZ
— Pramesh CS (@cspramesh) April 18, 2021

1/ #Vaccination #Adivasi #COVID thread; day begins with an orientation meeting to #Solega #Adivasi leadership on #vaccination at a hamlet; we address doubts and misconceptions; leaders criticise the stereotype of #Tribal Community as being hesitant and "running away";
— daktre/ಡಾಕ್ಟ್ರೇ (@prashanthns) June 9, 2021

Thread on a meeting held between Solega Adivasi leaders of the district and others regarding improving vaccination coverage in the Solega people

1/ Shared few insights emerging from community-based #COVID care that some communities have begun in #Adivasi populations in #Chamarajanagar with support from #ZillaPanchayat in live video interaction with #Karnataka #GramPanchayats thanks to @gokRDPR https://t.co/v2Jo4Zap3Y
— daktre/ಡಾಕ್ಟ್ರೇ (@prashanthns) June 8, 2021

#COVIDSecondWave care requires local #CommunityEngagement for it to be meaningful, respectful and dignified; at one of #chamarajanagar #solega #adivasi settlements yesterday was a humbling experience learning together with the people how to organise care in a culturally safe way
— daktre/ಡಾಕ್ಟ್ರೇ (@prashanthns) June 4, 2021

A thread on the process that led to setting up of Chamarajanagar district’s first exclusive Adivasi facility for COVID-19 care in a Solega tribal settlement in Hanur taluk

Thread on #GramPanchayat task force chaired by #Rangamma frm #Soliga #Adivasi community #brhills #Chamarajanagar; praise for #HealthWorkers but frustration at lack of “higher officials” coming to GPs; @readingkafka @iphindia pic.twitter.com/Vz6Kr1f9az
— daktre/ಡಾಕ್ಟ್ರೇ (@prashanthns) May 31, 2021

Thread on our Gram Panchayat task force