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Chemotherapy and cardiology companies at Tremendous Specialty Hospital right here had been briefly closed down in the present day as a consequence of fumigation of its premises. As many as 13 individuals from the hospital, together with 4 staffers have examined constructive for COVID19 up to now one week.
Whereas the cardiology companies on the SSH had been closed down,
the Authorities Medical Faculty Srinagar opened up the cath lab and cardiac ICU
on the SMHS Hospital right here to cater to the sufferers reporting with coronary heart
illnesses to the emergency of the hospital.
The SSH additionally closed down its dialysis unit and chemotherapy
ward “briefly”, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Shabir Ahmed
mentioned.
He mentioned the closure of the wards was as a consequence of impending
fumigation necessitated by growing variety of constructive instances, a lot of them
from these wards.
Dr Ahmed mentioned that the companies can be made operational on
Monday once more.
Two nurses of the hospital examined constructive in the present day. Hospital
authorities mentioned the nurses had been already underneath quarantine.
The hospital has had 13 instances of COVID19 up to now one
week, since Could 2, when a affected person admitted on the hospital for a surgical
process in cosmetic surgery ward examined constructive. With this affected person, an
Anantnag resident, as index case, the hospital has had seven attendants of
sufferers as positives.
One physician, two nurses and a sanitation workers member working
on the premises have additionally examined constructive. Another affected person admitted at
Gastroenterology ward of the hospital has additionally examined constructive, a day after his
son, who was attending to him misplaced life to the viral sickness.
Many docs have expressed concern over the swelling quantity
of instances from the hospital terming it as “failure” of the containment technique.
A physician working at GMC Srinagar mentioned it was stunning that
the hospital authorities didn’t deem it vital to seal the hospital entry
and exits until it examined all of the inmates as soon as a affected person examined constructive. “At this time
they are saying they’ve sampled 400 individuals from the hospital. If this train had
been carried out per week in the past, issues would have been totally different,” he mentioned.
Dr Ahmed nonetheless mentioned no laxity was allowed in containing
an infection unfold. “Proper from day one, we have now been testing individuals and their
contacts. The positives are due to this testing solely. In any other case none of
them has any symptom,” he mentioned.
He mentioned on Saturday, 30 samples had been taken and despatched for
testing.
