Another Oncologist with Max Hospital Vaishali tests positive for COVID-19,
The second Vaishali Max doctor, found having the infection, was an associate of the hospital's first doctor, an oncologist and a resident of Gyan Khand 1 in Indirapuram, who had tested positive for the COVID-19 early this week, Ghazibad's Chief Medical Officer, Dr N K Gupta told PTI.
Ghaziabad - One more doctor of Ghaziabad's Vaishali Max Hospital tested positive for coronavirus infection on Friday, taking the total count of COVID-19 cases in the district to 29, said officials.
The second Vaishali Max doctor, found having the infection, was an associate of the hospital's first doctor, an oncologist and a resident of Gyan Khand 1 in Indirapuram, who had tested positive for the COVID-19 early this week, Ghazibad's Chief Medical Officer, Dr N K Gupta told PTI.
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He said both of the doctors are currently undergoing treatment for the COVID-19 at Saket Max in New Delhi.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Aditya Prajapati, who is also doubling as the area's "incident commander" under the Epidemic Act, 1897, said the second doctor who was found COVID-19 positive, is a resident of Vaishali, Sector 1 and the area adjoining his residence too has been sealed under the provisions of the Act.
The authorities, however, said "they have no plans, as of now, to seal the hospital" whose two doctors were found corona positive.
Dr. Gupta said all patients who had visited the OPD of the Vaishali Max Hospital and came in the contact of the two corona-positive doctors were traced and tests were conducted for COVID-19.
Referring to the 91 samples for COVID-19 tests collected from a Gyan Khand 1 street where the Max Hospital's doctor, first tested positive, resided, Dr. Gupta said all samples barring one tested negative for the deadly infection.
The number of doctors testing positive for coronavirus in the Delhi-NCR region is constantly on the rise
Earlier a doctor tested positive for COVID-19 in the national capital on Friday. The doctor, who is an anesthetist, worked at the Intensive Care Unit of the Maulana Azad Medical College.
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