Corona Virus: 2nd Delhi Hospital Sealed In 24 Hours

Sunday, 26 April 2020Newsdesk

In 24 hours a second hospital in Delhi has been sealed after 44 staff including doctors were found infected with coronavirus, officials said. Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital in north-west Delhi's Jahangirpuri will remain sealed until building has been completely sanitised, officials said. Patients who are already receiving critical care are still being looked after but no new patients will be taken in, the hospital said.

New Delhi, 26 April 2020

As per news report of NDTV, the latest sealing comes less than 24 hours after a nurse at Hindu Rao Hospital who had been working at different sections of the building for the last two weeks tested positive for coronavirus.

The decision to shut both hospitals was taken as a preventive measure to contain any spread of the virus, officials said. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation on its website says Hindu Rao Hospital is the largest hospital in north Delhi.

Source -NDTV