According to Vellore Corporation City Health Officer Dr. T Manivannan, over 200 medical staff at the Christian Medical College (CMC) Hospital in Vellore had tested Covid-19 positive, including doctors and nurses.

An official said that if any staff or patient showed symptoms, they were tested, quarantined and sent to the hospital or home-isolated based on the severity. An exclusive COVID ward had been set up. Though there was high number of cases, the need for ICUs was less.

The hospital had temporarily stopped online booking for treatments, outpatient (OP) visits and other non-emergency treatments and surgeries. Only emergency services were being provided. Babu Rao street near the CMC was categorised as a containment zone by the Vellore Corporation on Friday, as at least six persons from the street treated at the hospital, had tested Covid-19 positive.

Source: The New Indian Express