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A few days ago, a doctor at a Mohalla Clinic in Mohanpuri area of Maujpur in northeast Delhi had contracted the disease. 4 others had also contracted coronavirus (COVID 19) after they came in contact with an infected woman who returned from Saudi Arabia. The doctor's wife and daughter had also tested positive, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain had stated that time. The woman had visited the clinic on March 12.
Earlier, the doctor, who was admitted to GTB Hospital initially, had to be shifted to Safdarjung Hospital after he complained of breathing difficulty.
Subsequently, a total of 800 people, who had come in contact with a coronavirus positive doctor, had been quarantined for 15 days.
At least 97 cases including two deaths from coronavirus have been reported in the national capital till Monday night.
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