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Objective: The objective of present study was to assess the treatment pattern in the COVID-19 patients. Methods: The present study was a hospital-based prospective observational conducted in Government Medical College Kathua (UT Jammu and Kashmir) on COVID-19 positive confirmed cases from December 2020 to January 2021. Consent was taken from patients who were willing to participate in the study. The details of presenting complaints and treatment received by them and outcome of management was recorded and evaluated from their treatment files. Results: A total 56 patients of COVID-19 were enrolled for the study. Majority of them were males (60.71%) and maximum of the patients between 18 and 60 years constituted 69.6%. COPD (28.5%), severe anemia (21.42%), and diabetes mellitus and hypertension (19.64% each) were common comorbidities. Sore throat, dry cough, and breathlessness were common presenting symptoms. Pattern of antibiotics and antivirals revealed that azithromycin was frequently prescribed (87.5%) followed by hydroxychloroquine (44.64%), linzolid (21.42%), ceftriaxone (19.64%), and remdesivir (14.28%). Majority of patients (>50%) were treated with steroids, while all patients received multivitamins and Vitamin C (100%) and nearly 40% were administered zinc therapy. Conclusions: Azithromycin, hydroxyquinine, remdesivir, and steroids were frequently prescribed in patients of COVID-19. Steroids were administered in oral, inhaler or in injection forms. Multivitamins including Vitamin C were given to all patients. Most of patients had comorbidities including COPD, diabetes mellitus type 2 and severe anemia.

The control and monitoring system presented is based on Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition concept. It provides GUI service for operators and data visualization capability to display data trends using an appropriate DBMS (database management system). The SCADA system also incorporates Alarm and PAS (public address system) for operational and functional safety. The remote control of the gates is carried out through PC based SCADA software from a centrally located control room. The SCADA system consists of a Master Terminal Unit (MTU) located in the control room, MicroLogix 1400 PLC-based Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) located in the control panels of dam gates, and ultrasonic sensors equipped with MODBUS/ RTU interface to measure upstream and downstream water levels. RTUs-MTU communication is realized using a dedicated LAN. This paper presents the system design along with hardware layout and software programs for both, RTUs and MTU. The program for PLC has been written in ladder logic using RSLogix 500, a powerful development software from Rockwell Automation.