<p>Over 92 per cent of Covid-19 patients who attended yoga classes while in home-isolation witnessed immediate improvement in overall symptoms, according to an impact study conducted by the Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU).</p>.<p>The Delhi government has been offering free online yoga classes to Covid patients recuperating in home-isolation. At least 88.9 per cent of them said they found improvement in breathing issues after they started attending the sessions, the study claimed.</p>.<p>"The findings of the impact study on Covid-19 patients show that people have accepted our initiative to make yoga a part of everyday life wholeheartedly. During Covid, patients needed a healing touch to recover fast physically as well as psychologically. Most of the patients were suffering from a feeling of loneliness during the isolation, and our yoga instructors became their companions during that time," Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.</p>.<p>The minister added that providing customised yoga classes to Covid-19 patients was an extended component of the Arvind Kejriwal government's initiative "Dilli Ki Yogshala", and more than 4,600 patients reaped the benefit of this.</p>.<p>DPSRU Vice-Chancellor Ramesh K Goyal claimed that patients got relief from Covid-19 symptoms like cough, cold, breathlessness etc within five-seven days days of attending the classes.</p>.<p>"I attended the online classes while I was infected. I had a tremendous experience during these classes. The instructor not only assisted me in doing yoga but also checked my sleeping patterns and advised me on that. I had an issue of hypertension, which was also taken care of by the instructor. Now, yoga has become a part of my routine," said 57-year-old Narayan Kinarkar, a resident of Mahipalpur.</p>
<p>Over 92 per cent of Covid-19 patients who attended yoga classes while in home-isolation witnessed immediate improvement in overall symptoms, according to an impact study conducted by the Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU).</p>.<p>The Delhi government has been offering free online yoga classes to Covid patients recuperating in home-isolation. At least 88.9 per cent of them said they found improvement in breathing issues after they started attending the sessions, the study claimed.</p>.<p>"The findings of the impact study on Covid-19 patients show that people have accepted our initiative to make yoga a part of everyday life wholeheartedly. During Covid, patients needed a healing touch to recover fast physically as well as psychologically. Most of the patients were suffering from a feeling of loneliness during the isolation, and our yoga instructors became their companions during that time," Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.</p>.<p>The minister added that providing customised yoga classes to Covid-19 patients was an extended component of the Arvind Kejriwal government's initiative "Dilli Ki Yogshala", and more than 4,600 patients reaped the benefit of this.</p>.<p>DPSRU Vice-Chancellor Ramesh K Goyal claimed that patients got relief from Covid-19 symptoms like cough, cold, breathlessness etc within five-seven days days of attending the classes.</p>.<p>"I attended the online classes while I was infected. I had a tremendous experience during these classes. The instructor not only assisted me in doing yoga but also checked my sleeping patterns and advised me on that. I had an issue of hypertension, which was also taken care of by the instructor. Now, yoga has become a part of my routine," said 57-year-old Narayan Kinarkar, a resident of Mahipalpur.</p>