Delhi: Lok Nayak Hospital prepares special ward for patients affected by mutant strains
"The government has instructed us to make a special ward for such patients. We have demarcated a separate building for this purpose since these variants are found highly infectious and transmit more easily," Dr Suresh Kumar, director, Lok Nayak told IANS.;
New Delhi: With the Centre confirming the presence of two variants of novel Coronavirus in a few states, the Delhi government has started making preparations to counter any eventuality.
The Arvind Kejriwal government-run Lok Nayak Hospital has prepared a special ward to house the patients who are affected by mutant strains of SARS-VCoV-2.
The move has come after the Union Health Ministry confirmed presence of two strains of two variants of novel Coronavirus in a few states as well as a rising number of cases infected by the UK, Brazil and South African variant, the hospital said.
"The government has instructed us to make a special ward for such patients. We have demarcated a separate building for this purpose since these variants are found highly infectious and transmit more easily," Dr Suresh Kumar, director, Lok Nayak told IANS.
He also said that the ward will have separate resources as well to control the exposure. "The staff deputed in that ward will provide service exclusively there. They will not be allowed to intermingle. This is to contain transmission," Kumar added.
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