Delhi State Cancer Institute Shut For Sanitization After Doctor Tests Positive For COVID-19

The Delhi-government run Delhi State Cancer Institute has been shut for sanitization for a day after a doctor there tested positive for COVID-19.According to reports, the doctor who was working at the State Cancer Institute in East Delhi tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.?

Though the source of the virus is still unclear it is believed that it could be from some family members who had recently returned from UK. However, they have not shown any signs?of the infection.?

The doctor is now undergoing treatment at the Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini while dis wife and child have also been admitted to Lok Nayak hospital near Delhi Gate.?

Following this, the Delhi Cancer Institute has been shut for a day to sanitize the premises.This is a scary development as people with underlying health conditions and those who are immunocompromised, including cancer patients are at higher risk from the infection.?

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This is also the fourth case in Delhi where a doctor has tested positive for COVID-19.Earlier on Tuesday, a doctor posted at a Mohalla Clinic in Delhi’s Babarpur area was reported to have tested positive for Coronavirus, prompting authorities to ask patients who had visited the clinic between March 12 and March 20 to go into home quarantine for the next 15 days.

Last week, a northeast Delhi Mohalla Clinic doctor, his wife, and daughter had tested positive for novel Coronavirus after he came in contact with a woman who had recently returned from Saudi and had gone to the clinic with fever.A total of 800 people who came in contact with the doctor have been quarantined for 14 days.A private doctor from Hari Nagar has contracted the disease and is under treatment.?

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Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said that the government will ensure the safety of all doctors and their tests will be done regularly.Delhi government has also said that a compensation of Rs 1 crore will be given to the family of doctors or nurses or any other staff, temporary or permanent, from private or government sector and sanitation workers if anyone loses their life while serving any COVID-19 patient as our mark of respect for their service.?

Delhi has 120 positive cases of Coronavirus with two deaths. Twenty-four cases reported on Tuesday were from the Markaz Nizamuddin where a religious congregation was held last month.The number of cases are likely to go up further are more attendees are showing signs of the infection.