22 doctors at PGIMS Rohtak test positive for coronavirus

The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) Rohtak, reported an outbreak of coronavirus as 22 doctors have tested positive in a week, by Tuesday. As per the report, the PGIMS Rohtak spokesperson Dr. Gajender Singh said 22 doctors, including 19 postgraduates, two senior residents, and a faculty member tested positive for coronavirus by Tuesday evening. Also Read | Coronavirus: DGCA issues new directives for all airports to fine mask violators He further informed that there were 57 post-graduate students, 27 faculty members, and six senior resident doctors who were posted in the gynecology department. Of these, 22 have tested positive for COVID-19. It is pertinent to mention that none of the healthcare providers was serious. Meanwhile, Singh said that those visiting the gynecology department range from 500 to 1,000 per day. There is no threat to the facilities so far even after some healthcare providers have contracted the novel virus, he added. Also Read | Coronavirus peak in Punjab in first 10 days of April: CMC Ludhiana Likewise, a junior doctor, who tested positive blamed the negligence and nonchalant attitude of faculty and senior resident doctors for the Covid outbreak. Dr VK Katyal, nodal officer for Covid-19, said that four of the 22 providers had received the first dose while none of these doctors had taken the second dose of the vaccine. The department claimed that many of the infected workers had taken the first shot but it was now a matter of investigation. Click here to follow PTC News on Twitter. -PTC News

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