After staff members contract COVID-19, Wockhardt Hospital issues statement; Read here

After reports emerged of 26 nurses and three doctors testing positive for COVID-19 at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai, hospital administration issued a statement on Monday. authorities have banned entry and exit from hospital unless all patients test negative twice consecutively. Moreover, it has been declared as a 'containment zone'.

As per statement, cardiac patient who spread virus was admitted on March 17. However, he showed COVID-19 symptoms only on March 26 after which he was moved into segregated COVID-19 zone of hospital. At same time, it admitted that hospital staff was "unkwingly" exposed to aforesaid patient for many days. Wockhardt statement added that this was first positive COVID-19 case in hospital. It added that it was following Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's protocol while treating its staff. 

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Read full statement here: 

"It is hard truth that healthcare professionals all over world on front line are at highest risk of contracting COVID-19 infection whilst treating patients. We had a cardiac patient who came in on 17th of March. He underwent several procedures, had fever or any or respiratory symptoms until 26th when he developed a cough. He was n moved into segregated Covid zone of hospital, (with dedicated staff and completed PPE) - and tested positive. Prior to this patient, hospital had t been exposed to a single Covid patient. It is unfortunate that facility and its staff was unkwingly exposed for several days. We are treating all our staff, isolating those in contact, and sanitising facility in line with BMC. We care deeply for our patients and our people. Wockhardt Hospitals is a JCI (U.S.A) accredited hospital & adheres to international protocols of quality and clinical practise."

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi anunced a complete lockdown in country until April 14 to tackle challenge posed by COVID-19 crisis. Currently, re are 4067 confirmed vel coronavirus cases in India out of which 292 people have recovered while 109 individuals have lost ir lives. Earlier in day, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh revealed that 49,708 individuals had been quarantined in state.

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