Virus infects four medical staff at AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Four medical staff, including a junior resident doctor, of the pulmonary medicine department at AIIMS Bhubaneswar tested positive for Covid-19.
“One junior resident and three nursing and technical staff others tested positive for Covid-19. They don’t have symptoms. They are doing fine,” said director of the institution, Gitanjali Batmanabane, while urging people to take the help of telemedicine and avoid coming to the hospital.
“AIIMS Bhubaneswar offers telemedicine services. People can dial a number and take the help of a doctor. If it is necessary or if the doctor feels that the patient should visit a hospital, they can come. But by and large, people should not visit hospitals at this point of time,” she said.
As many as 11 patients of the pulmonary medicine ward at the hospital tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. Following this, the hospital has quarantined 31 medical staff, mostly nurses.
Three days ago, a TB patient admitted in the respiratory ICU in the department died. Later, he tested positive for Covid-19.
The hospital has moved infected persons to an isolation ward for treatment. It has also conducted sanitization of the pulmonary medicine ward and respiratory ICU. These two sections have been sealed for three days, said official sources.
Seven doctors of the institution tested positive for Covid-19 last month. All have recovered.