30 doctors, nurses in AIIMS Delhi Cardio-Neuro Centre sent quarantine post contact with COVID-19 patient
The patient had reported to the emergency with brain stroke symptoms around two days back and was immediately shifted to the Neurology ward N-S5 for evaluation and treatment.;
New Delhi: Around 30 healthcare workers including doctors, nurses and technicians at the in AIIMS here have been advised to undergo quarantine after a 72-year-old man who visited the facility with neurological problem tested positive for COVID-19, sources said on Wednesday.
The patient had reported to the emergency with brain stroke symptoms around two days back and was immediately shifted to the Neurology ward N-S5 for evaluation and treatment.
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"He was then subjected to radiological investigations like CT and MRI and was kept in a cubicle with other patients. He later complained of chest and respiratory distress after which his chest X-ray was done and he was intubated.
"There was some suspicion over his respiratory problems and his sample was taken and sent for testing which came out positive for COVID-19," a source said.
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