Covid-19 positive Govt doctor airlifted to Chennai
He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the last four days, but doctors advised that he should be taken to a hospital in Chennai for better treatment, Malakar said.
Indore: A 55-year-old government doctor with coronavirus infection was airlifted to Chennai from here for treatment on Friday, a health official said.
The doctor, who is posted in Agar-Malwa district hospital, was said to have 100 percent lung infection, said nodal officer for coronavirus control Amit Malakar.
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He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the last four days, but doctors advised that he should be taken to a hospital in Chennai for better treatment, Malakar said.
He has been admitted at the Chennai hospital and his condition is stable, the official added.
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