At least 39 staff members, including doctors and nurses, of Delhi’s Max Hospital in Saket, have been asked to go on self-quarantine after two heart patients undergoing treatment at the hospital tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19.
Delhi’s Max Hospital quarantined after 2 patients test positive for COVID-19
According to the hospital, the 39 staff members also include ward boys and other employees of the hospital. All these staff members will be tested for coronavirus on Tuesday, April 14th.
Reportedly, they came in contact with two patients who were admitted at the hospital for heart-related procedures but later tested positive for coronavirus.
The hospital said in a statement, “Two patients admitted for cardiac treatment tested positive for COVID-19 a few days ago. 39 healthcare workers, who were contact-traced, have been quarantined within a separate and isolated wing at Max Hospital, Saket.”
It further added, “All 39 individuals are asymptomatic and will be tested on the 5th day of exposure, which is tomorrow 14/04/20. There are 154 employees deployed in shifts in the COVID ward of Max Hospital, Saket. None of these employees has had any exposure to the virus. They are working in shifts and are staying on the hospital premises to reduce any risk of infection to their families and neighbors. None of them is quarantined.”
Earlier, 30 healthcare workers including doctors, nurses, and technicians at the Cardio-Neuro Centre in AIIMS Delhi were advised to undergo quarantine after they came in contact with a 72-year-old man who came to AIIMS with neurological problems and later tested positive for COVID-19.
Several doctors and other medical staff across Delhi hospitals have tested positive for coronavirus earlier, including some mohalla clinics.
