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“Hello, Can you hear me?”, “What is the problem? What do you need?”, “Are you in need of an ICU bed?”, “We will arrange for it immediately, will you get admitted?”, “Do you have a BU number? “, “Please hold on for a minute.”
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These could well be the words of any staffer manning a BBMP Covid war room when worried relatives of patients call. But on Monday, the person responding to a call requesting an ICU bed was none other than Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
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During his visit to the BBMP Covid war room in Domlur, Yediyurappa took a “hands-on approach” to a whole new level when he wore a headset and sat in one of the chairs of call centre volunteers to take a helpline call and assist a Bengalurean find a bed. Even as the staff guided him on the process of taking down details and running a check on bed availability, Yediyurappa introduced himself to the caller and assured him of an ICU bed.
At a BBMP call centre set up to help COVID19 patients find resources at Domlur, @CMofKarnataka @BSYBJP received a call to assist a patient's kin looking for an ICU bed.@XpressBengaluru @NewIndianXpress @santwana99 pic.twitter.com/xJzeB5ABVG
— Anusha Ravi Sood (@anusharavi10) May 24, 2021