SMO, 3 others found infected at Dhakoli hospital

Tribune News Service
Zirakpur, April 13

Dhakoli Senior Medical Officer Pommy Chatrath, a lady health visitor involved in Covid vaccination, an auxiliary nurse midwife and a staff member of the Sub-Divisional Hospital, Dhakoli, have tested positive for the virus in the past one week.

Covid: Dhakoli residents taken aback

Eight staff members of the hospital have been infected so far. Four hospital staff members, including two doctors, today gave samples after they showed symptoms and complained of uneasiness.

“Frequent incidents of public misbehaviour are being witnessed here as hospital is bracing with acute staff shortage during the vaccination drive,” said a doctor on the condition of anonymity.

Sources said the staff or the infrastructure at the hospital did not improve even after it was upgraded from a 30-bed community health centre to a 100-bed sub-divisional hospital.