New Delhi|HL
Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital one more healthcare worker tested positive, according to the hospital officials on Tuesday. The gastroenterology technician was very closely involved in assisting the endoscopy of the patient has been found to be positive.
“However, he is asymptomatic, but as a precautionary measure he is being admitted in our designated COVID-19 hospital,” said a statement. Earlier, two patients admitted at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for around two weeks tested positive.
So far only 32 tests have been done and 3 patients were found positive. One patient came in the evening in Fever Clinic on 29.March and his nasal swab was sent for Covid19 testing because of suspicion and the patient went home. His test came positive on next day 30 March. Now the patient, as per information of our Nodal Officer, is recovering at dedicated Corona Hospital at Jhajjar as said by hospital officials.
Two other patients were admitted through the emergency unit. First patient, a 72 years old lady, was suffering from chronic kidney failure which was aggravated by some infection and she was on dialysis for almost more than a month and was referred to our hospital from Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi for further management and was admitted under Critical Care Medicine on 30.03.2020. Her Xray showed evidence of pneumonitis and therefore she was tested for Covid19 which was reported positive on 31.03.2020 and she was shifted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after informing District Surveillance Officer. As per our information, her relatives took her home against medical advice from RML Hospital and she died at home. Second patient a 79 years old lady was admitted because of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding under Department of Gastroenterology. She was in hemorrhagic shock. She required respiratory support for one day. Later she also developed a pneumonia-like illness and tested for Covid19 and reported positive on 02.04.2020. Many health workers got involved in taking care of these patients by this time.
108 health care workers comprises of 24 doctors, 72 nurses, 6 technicians, 4 ward boys, 1 Cook, 1 Pantry boy were quarantined. 85 of them are quarantined at their own home and rest are quarantined in the hospital / hostel.
Till now all quarantined staff are asymptomatic. However, as per guidelines, after five days of exposure, we have started testing these quarantined staff.
So far 6 have been tested and one technician of Gastroenterology who was very closely involved in assisting endoscopy of the patient has been found to be positive. However, he is also asymptomatic, but as a precautionary measure he is being admitted in our designated Covid19 hospital i.e. Sir Ganga Ram Kolmet Hospital at Pusa Road.
