Delhi turns into a Coronavirus hotspot, Govt Cancer hospital shut after doctor tests positive
- 4 years ago
AS INDIA BATTLES THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, DELHI HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MAJOR HOTSPOTS OF THE INFECTIONS. IN THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT, A DOCTOR AT A DELHI GOVERNMENT-RUN CANCER HOSPITAL HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, PROMPTING OFFICIALS TO CLOSE IT DOWN ON WEDNESDAY.
DELHI HEALTH MINISTER SATYENDER JAIN SAID THAT THE DOCTOR WORKING AT DELHI STATE CANCER INSTITUTE HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. SHE VISITED HER BROTHER’S HOUSE RECENTLY, WHO RETURNED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM A FEW DAYS BACK. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN SHUT AND IS BEING DISINFECTED. A DAY BEFORE, A DOCTOR COUPLE FROM TWO DELHI MOHALLA CLINICS IN THE NORTHEAST REGION TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE. THE 49-YEAR-OLD DOCTOR, WHO WORKED IN A MOHALLA CLINIC IN MAUJPUR, WAS DIAGNOSED ON MARCH 21 AFTER BEING INFECTED FROM A PATIENT WHO RETURNED FROM SAUDI ARABIA. HIS 48-YEAR-OLD WIFE, WHO ALSO WORKED IN A NEIGHBOURING CLINIC IN BABURPUR, AND 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE DISEASE ON MARCH 25.
DELHI HEALTH MINISTER SATYENDER JAIN SAID THAT THE DOCTOR WORKING AT DELHI STATE CANCER INSTITUTE HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. SHE VISITED HER BROTHER’S HOUSE RECENTLY, WHO RETURNED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM A FEW DAYS BACK. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN SHUT AND IS BEING DISINFECTED. A DAY BEFORE, A DOCTOR COUPLE FROM TWO DELHI MOHALLA CLINICS IN THE NORTHEAST REGION TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE. THE 49-YEAR-OLD DOCTOR, WHO WORKED IN A MOHALLA CLINIC IN MAUJPUR, WAS DIAGNOSED ON MARCH 21 AFTER BEING INFECTED FROM A PATIENT WHO RETURNED FROM SAUDI ARABIA. HIS 48-YEAR-OLD WIFE, WHO ALSO WORKED IN A NEIGHBOURING CLINIC IN BABURPUR, AND 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE DISEASE ON MARCH 25.