Reportedly it is day 65 of the COVID-19 epidemic in india, and several doctors and nurses at the forefront of this battle are falling sick. Here is a look at a few of the cases reported in the media and highlighted by doctors on social media to draw attention to the lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for nurses and doctors.
As per report one of the first cases of a doctor contracting the disease was of the 63 year old doctor from Kalburagi in karnataka who treated the 75 year old man who was the first person to die of COVID-19 in India. Moreover there are many instances where both Doctors and nurses have infected while treating the patients.
Three doctors in delhi, two from Safdarjung Hospital and one from Sardar Vallabh Bhai patel Hospital had tested positive on april 1. One of the Safdarjung doctors had a travel history to dubai, while the other doctor had come in contact with a patient. A 38 year old doctor working in the ICU of Maharaja Agrasen hospital, in bengaluru, karnataka also tested positive, the doctor had come in contact with a patientAt Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital, delhi a 25-year-old nurse tested positive.
