Patna: NMCH doctor, 4 PMCH staff test Covid +ve

PATNA: With a doctor of the PSM (community medicine) department of Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) and four paramedical staff of Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) testing positive for Covid-19, the number of affected doctors and health workers in government hospitals in the city rose to 19 on Saturday.
It included eight doctors of PMCH, one of NMCH, nine paramedical staff of PMCH and an MBBS student of NMCH.
NMCH superintendent Dr Nirmal Kumar Sinha said the PSM doctor tested positive was sent to home isolation while the entire department was being sanitised.
At PMCH, two nurses and two staff were found infected late Friday, said superintendent Dr Bimal Karak. “All precautionary measures are being taken to check spread of the virus in this largest hospital of the state,” he added.
However, according to the vice-president of the state chapter of the Indian medical Association (IMA) Dr Ajay Kumar, the number of health workers and doctors contracting the virus in the state could be around 35.
“The IMA state chapter will soon write to the health department to conduct antibody test of all health workers, as suggested by the Indian Council of Medical Research on June 23,” Dr Kumar added.