MUMBAI : Around 92 staff members of the DY Patil Hospital in Pune’s Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Maharashtra have been quarantined after an accident victim, who was being treated at the facility, tested positive for covid-19, an official said on Monday.
The patient, an autorickshaw driver in his 30s, met with the accident on 31 March. A day after he was operated upon, he developed covid-19 symptoms and was promptly tested.
Following which, he was moved to the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital. At least 50 paramedical staff and 40 doctors of the hospital have been quarantined.
Last week, PCMC decided to reserve its 750-bed YCM Hospital to treat only covid-19 cases. It has also installed 25 ventilators and procured