500 Doctors, Health Workers of top Patna Hospitals Infected in Second Wave of Corona
More than 500 doctors and health workers of the two leading hospitals in Patna -- AIIMS and Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) -- have been infected with coronavirus during the ongoing second wave, sources said.
Altogether, 384 employees of AIIMS Patna, including doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, have been infected during the second wave so far, its Medical Superintendent CM Singh told PTI. PMCH Superintendent Dr Indu Sekhar Thakur said more than 125 of its employees have tested positive so far.
He said the list includes 70 doctors and over 55 nurses and other health workers.
AIIMS and PMCH along with another state-run medical establishment, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, are catering to a large number of Covid patients in the state capital. The PMCH superintendent said that the hospital authorities have arranged separate isolation spaces for its infected employees.
PMCH, the century-old premier hospital of Bihar, has a facility of around 105 beds for Covid patients barring its staff and all are occupied at present, Thakur said.
(Source : Hindustan Times)
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