Hoteliers say they are offering rooms for single occupancy for a period of one to two weeks based on the doctor’s advice. With the tourism sector completely hit, they said they managing post-Covid care service to stay afloat.

As the number of people recovering from Covid-19 outnumbers fresh infections in Trichy, recovered patients who have vulnerable family members at home are opting for paid quarantine provided by hotels in the city. Interstate travelers instead of heading home directly are preferring paid isolation to ensure the safety of the family members. This has increased the demand for hotels that allocated a portion of their rooms for quarantining.

The hotels have also tied up with city doctors to offer teleconsultation for guests and provide post-Covid care including body vitals monitoring. Senior citizens who have pregnant women and family members with comorbidities were among the most to utilize the paid facility.

Apart from providing food and refreshments in the room, along with television and Wi-Fi, the hotels shall alert the doctors if the guest develops any complications during the stay. “To monitor symptoms of travelers returning from other states and vulnerable districts, we are suggesting to people who can afford it. They may spread the infection to family members if they visit their homes directly,” said Dr A Mohamed Hakkim, emergency physician.

Hotels have earmarked an entire floor for post-Covid care and the room service staff have been vaccinated and provided with PPE kits. “We are allowing people to use our rooms only if they have a suggestion letter from doctors. The demand for rooms is gradually increasing in recent days but we are allowing only recovered persons to stay,” said Mahesh Dilieep, general manager, Plazza hotels.

Hoteliers say they are offering rooms for single occupancy for a period of one to two weeks based on the doctor’s advice. With the tourism sector completely hit, they said they managing post-Covid care service to stay afloat. Although the need for paid isolation is high, only a few hotels offer the service. Recovered patients have pitched for even budget hotels to offer the service.

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