As per reports, Shushrusha Hospital in Dadar has reported two nurses aged 27 and 42, testing positive for the coronavirus on Friday, December 4.
According to a report in Hindustan Times, in view of the situation, the authorities have directed the hospital to halt taking in new patients as of now. On the other hand, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked the hospital to quarantine nearly 28 nurses who are employed in the hospital.
The BMC has given a time period of 48 hours to the hospital to discharge all existing patients after proper screening. Kiran Dighavkar, Assistant Municipal Commissioner of G North ward (Dadar) in a statement said, “We have advised the hospital to conduct tests of all nurses at their own cost and then we will take a call.” Meanwhile, in another case, an 83-year-old man has tested positive at NC Kelkar Road in Dadar on Friday. Travel history, if any is being investigated and high-risk contacts of the patient are being traced at the moment.
Meanwhile, the BMC on Friday, December 4, stated that the 'Global Pagoda' at Gorai in Western suburbs will be closed between December 5 and 7, adding that people should avoid visiting and crowding at the place in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the civic body also appealed to people to not gather at Chaityabhoomi in Dadar. The appeal by BMC comes in view of Mahaparinirvan Diwas when lakhs of followers of Ambedkar gather at Chaityabhoomi to pay homage and observe the death anniversary of Dr Ambedkar on December 6.
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