Hyderabad: In just four days, over 100 Gandhi hospital staff infected

HYDERABAD: The third wave of Covid-19 has hit the medical staff hard. In the last four days alone, more than 100 staff members, including medicos and doctors, as well as other medical personnel in Gandhi Hospital have been infected with virus.
In the first and second waves, Gandhi, Covid-19 designated hospital and largest Covid-19 treatment centre in the state, had no such major Covid-19 positive cases.According to hospital officials, only 35 of over 700 medical students, including house surgeons and PG doctors, were infected. “When compared to the quick spreading nature of the current wave, the number of infected people remains low. None of the employees has severe symptoms and they are being isolated. A majority of them are recovering quickly,” hospital superintendent Dr M Raja Rao said.
Gandhi Hospital currently has about 140 patients for Covid-19 treatment. The number of patients has increased from just 10 in the last 15 days. The authorities said there is no stress on the staff as the number of patients is still less. The hospital is currently continuing treatment for non-Covid-19 emergency patients also.
The Erragadda Government Hospital for Mental Care has also reported infected cases among staff. Nine of the infected are doctors. All of them are in isolation, and none of them has serious symptoms, sources said. Districts also have reported a large number of cases in clusters. On Monday in Siddipet, eight employees of a nationalised bank’s branches tested positive, forcing a halt of transactions.