Gurmeet Choudhary join hands with 19 doctors to launch free teleconsultation for Covid-19 patients

Gurmeet Choudhary and Alankrita Sahai

B-Town continues to provide a helping hand amid the pandemic. Gurmeet Choudhary is collaborating with 19 young doctors across India to launch a free teleconsultation service for Covid patients who are isolated with moderate symptoms at home. The actor shared an Instagram post on Wednesday to announce the news. The initiative named Covi-Med will aim to ensure such patients don't need to leave their homes for medical aid. The doctors will be available on call from 10 am to 8 pm over two numbers on Whatsapp. Namaste England (2018) actor Alankrita Sahai is distributing portable oxygen cylinders to the needy.

"Happy to announce my collab with medical doctors Dr. Rupraj Abhishek, Dr. S.H. Warsi, Suchitra Verma, Dr. Rajshree and team for FREE" tele-consultation service CoviMed for HOME ISOLATED PATIENTS with mild to moderate symptoms. Whatsapp numbers 8178867066, 8178835557. Timing: 10am to 8pm; @covi_med for more information," Gurmeet wrote in his Instagram post.

He also listed the contact details of all 19 doctors in the post. Gurmeet had recently declared his plan of building 1000-bed hospitals -- in Lucknow and Patna -- for Covid patients.

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