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COVID-19: 3 doctors of Ahmedabad's SVP Hospital test positive

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COVID-19: 3 doctors of Ahmedabad's SVP Hospital test positive
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Ahmedabad, Apr 28 () Three doctors of civic-run SVPHospital in Ahmedabad in Gujarat tested positive for novelcoronavirus two days ago, officials said on Tuesday.

Precautionary measures like quarantine and closemonitoring were in place in this connection, said AhmedabadMunicipal Commissioner Vijay Nehra.

"Doctors working in COVID hospitals have more exposureto the virus and it is expected that some of them may getinfected. Samples of other doctors of SVP Hospital have beencollected as a precautionary measure," Nehra added.

SVP Hospital is a designated COVID-19 facility run byAMC and over 500 patients are admitted in it for the infectioncurrently.

Nehra said frontline staff getting infected wasworrying, and it is to avoid such a scenario that PPE kits andmasks have been provided.

A week ago, 17 doctors of civic-run LG Hospital hadtested positive for the virus, after which the facility wasshut temporarily.

Nehra said two of the 17 doctors at LG Hospital havesince been discharged.

Incidentally, LG Hospital does not treat COVID-19patients.

He said the AMC had decided to restart the emergencyand OPD services at LG Hospital after sanitising the entirefacility. PJT PDBNM BNM

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