Max Hospital Patparganj tests 581 medicos, finds 33 covid-19 positive

New Delhi:  At least 33 health care workers of Max Hospital at Patparganj tested positive for COVID-19. The hospital in a press statement on Monday said a total of 581 healthcare workers were tested at the Patparganj branch under the mandatory testing policy initiated by the central administration of the hospital, of which 33 turned out to be positive for the disease.

" Max Hospital, Patparganj has so far pro-actively tested 581 healthcare workers for Covid 19. These workers were tested over the past two weeks as per the mandatory testing policy initiated by Max Healthcare and announced on April 14th," stated a release

" Out of these 33 healthcare workers have tested positive. 32 are presently admitted in Max Hospital, Saket and one patient has been discharged. All the patients admitted in the hospital are stable and in wards not requiring Oxygen or ICU support. We believe this is because of early diagnosis and pro-active intervention," the release informed

The hospital further clarified that its mandatory testing policy will lead to a greater number of Covid patients being identified, isolated and treated.