COVID: Services in emergency wards, three OPDs at Hindu Rao resumes

Services in emergency wards, including flu clinic, and three OPDs at civic-run Hindu Rao Hospital were resumed from Monday, days after facility was closed down after a nurse re h tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said. largest municipal hospital run by rth Delhi Municipal Corporation was closed down on Saturday.

Sources said, authorities will be examining inquiry report in wake of allegation by her coworkers that nurse continued on her job despite complaining of having symptoms. NDMC Commissioner Varsha Joshi said, complete sanitisation at hospital premises was done on Sunday.

Patients were seen in emergency wards and three OPDs, with 21 of those being seen in out-patient departments, and 12 in emergency department. Eleven were seen in medical OPD, one in pediatric one and six in gynecology OPD, while three in anti-rabies clinic, totalling 21, officials said.

In emergency department, four were of surgical nature, two medical emergency, one related to ENT and five patients came to labour room, totalling 12.

"Contact tracing of 52 healthcare workers who have been in contact with staff nurse has been completed. Incase of seven people who came in contact, collection of samples has alrey been done, and y are currently in institutional quarantine.

"Rest are in home isolation or quarantine and ir sample collection will start tomorrow," Joshi h said on Sunday.

On dengue breeding checking staff case, she said one DBC staff and 10 ors have tested negative. Four reports are still awaited, official said. One set of transfer of official in health department of NDMC was planned last week to send more doctors to field inste of sitting in hequarters, and order issued on Monday, officials said.

One assistant commissioner has been sent to labour department to assist that department in monitoring medical issues of staff, y said. Asked about allegation by some of her coworkers that nurse, who tested positive, h continued to work despite showing symptoms, Joshi on Sunday said, "We have asked for a full report".

She h on Saturday said, "re appears to be definite negligence at some level here,", ding, "we will have a thorough inquiry into this aspect". commissioner said Hindu Rao Hospital has 50 isolation beds earmarked for use when Delhi government sends any coronavirus patient.