A patient from Madukkarai was tested positive for COVID-19 a few days ago. Following this the patient's contacts have been brought under the scanner and investigations are being done. The doctor of a private hospital in Sundarapuram, who treated the patient, and two nurses of the hospital have been identified for isolation. A total of five persons have been quarantined
The impact of COVID-19 has shaken the world as the disease spread is increasing day by day. In many states in India including TN, the Health Department workers have been undertaking vigilant medical supervision. As a part of this Coimbatore district has also identified many areas as 'containment zones', to check the spread of the virus. So far 92,000 people have been screened for the virus and they have been isolated.
With the healthcare workers and other relatives and friends coming in direct contact with patients, the risk of them contracting infections is high. Today in one such incident, five people including a private doctor and nurses who treated a person tested positive for COVID-19 have been placed under isolation.
A patient from Madukkarai was tested positive for COVID-19 a few days ago. Following this the patient's contacts have been brought under the scanner and investigations are being done. The doctor of a private hospital in Sundarapuram, who treated the patient, and two nurses of the hospital have been identified for isolation. A total of five persons have been placed under isolation who were in contact with this Madukkarai patient.