After the patient was tested positive for coronavirus at Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital, the team which attended him were asked to undergo necessary tests as a part of precautionary measures.
It is now reported that all the 70 staff members (including a doctor) have tested negative. However, officials continue to take safety measures and keeping the same in mind, they have been asked to take a break for the next few days, until further notice.
The scare spread at Hinduja Hospital after the man who was admitted tested positive but had informed that he had returned from Dubai. Upon knowing the same, he was immediately shifted to Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital for further treatment. The team also released an official statement on Friday, March 13, 2020, which read,
"The hospital operations including OPD and IPD are functioning after following the necessary protocols. The hospital has taken several preventive measures like asking patients to self -declare foreign travel before admission, triage and screening patients at the entrance, allowing only one relative per patient to prevent overcrowding, which have been in practice for the past several days. All the medical and non-medical staff who came in direct or indirect contact with the affected patient have been screened and a few have been quarantined at home, as per government guidelines. Post the screening, hospital staff has been tested as negative for COVID-19.
All necessary precautions for the personal safety of our staff and patients, which is of utmost importance to us, have been initiated and activated, and we will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that."
Vinoo Hinduja, Managing Trustee also appreciated the team for taking necessary actions in a swift manner by activating the protocols and guidelines. He also stated that the hospital has been rigorously preparing for this day, thereby assuring the public that the management is diligently following the regulatory requirements and has taken all precautionary steps to ensure the safety and well-being of the patients and medical and non-medical community within the hospital.
The condition across the country has worsened as more number of cases are being identified and many citizens are being tested for the virus. After many states including the national capital were shut down, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray also announced that gyms, swimming pools and cinema halls across many cities in the state will be shut until March 31, 2020.
Until Friday evening, 17 patients were tested positive in the state, and after two more positive cases detected last night from Mumbai and Ahmednagar, the number of cases in Maharashtra has increased to 19.
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