As many as 15 corona warriors of the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science And Research (VIMSAR), Burla, have been sent on quarantine after a patient undergoing treatment at the hospital tested positive for Covid-19.
Of these Covid warriors, five are doctors and 10 nurses. They had reportedly come in contact with the patient before his test report came out positive. Out of them, two doctors, who are said to be at high risk of contracting infection from the patient, have been asked to remain under quarantine for a period of 14 days. The remaining 13 Covid warriors, including three doctors, have been sent to the quarantine centres till their test results come out.
The concerned patient from Kuchinda in Sambalpur district with co-morbid conditions was undergoing treatment during which he developed Covid symptoms and was then shifted to a Covid Hospital in Bhubaneswar. Later, he tested positive for the virus.