Warangal: 69 MGMH staff test Covid positive

Warangal: It appears that the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital (MGMH) is in chaos after 69 of its employees, including doctors, tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. It may be mentioned here that the MGMH Superintendent Dr B Srinivas Rao had already been in home isolation after he tested positive a couple of days ago. As many as 27 employees of the Kakatiya Medical College were also tested positive for Covid-19 a few days ago. Even though there was a spurt in the number of Covid-19 cases, the only solace is that the majority of them were availing treatment in the home isolation.

The number of patients admitted to Covid-19 ward in MGMH is five, taking the total to 15 on Tuesday. The number of patients discharged is six. The DM&HO officials advised people to take utmost care to keep the pandemic at bay by wearing masks and maintaining physical distance. Meanwhile, the patients contracted with Covid-19 of the rural areas were forced to visit the city with the fear gripping RMP doctors.