Bengaluru, May 10 () A nine-month pregnant nurse onCOVID-19 frontline in Karnataka has emerged as a shiningexample for selfless dedication to work, with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa expressing his gratitude and requesting her togo on maternity leave.
Roopa, working on a contract basis at JayachamarajendraTaluk Hospital in Yediyurappa's home district of Shivamogga,insisted on continuing to discharge her duty despite healthofficials' advising against it citing her advanced pregnancyand surfacing of fresh COVID-19 cases in the district.
"Roopa, I am amazed to learn about your efforts. It isnice to learn that a woman from my district is putting in somuch of efforts.
At least now please take rest and return to work afterdelivery... I humbly request you to take rest from today," theChief Minister told her over the phone.
Recently, the nurse was deputed to Gajanur in the samedistrict to tackle cases of coronavirus.
She has been commuting from Teerthahalli to Gajanur bybus for the past few days.
Meanwhile, Shivamogga, which was under green zone tillnow, saw a spurt in cases on Sunday with eight people testingpositive and one of them was from Teerthahalli.
It was then the district and Taluk health officialsrealised that Roopa would risk her life if she continued towork and asked her to take a break, sources in the CM officesaid.
However, Roopa was adamant that she would continue toserve the patients during the pandemic.
Finally, the matter was brought to the notice ofYediyurappa, who called Roopa and requested to take care ofher health, following which the woman agreed to go on leave.
According to the Shivamogga District Health OfficerRajesh Suragihalli, Roopa was told that she was in thevulnerable category as per the protocol.
"We had told the Emergency Medical Officer to keep heroff from the COVID-19 duty as she is in the vulnerablecategory because she is pregnant but the EMO replied that sheinsisted to continue with her work," Dr Suragihalli told . GMSROH ROH
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