COVID-19, Woman Turn 5 Doctors And 2 Nurses Positive

In Hyderabad, 5 doctors and 2 nurses were among 13 people who tested positive for COVID-19 after they came in contact with an elderly woman from Talab Katta here at Old City in Hyderabad.

The elderly woman who passed away due to cardiac-related issues on April 10 tested positive with the ghastly virus. The doctors and nurses treated the woman at Princess Durru Shehvar hospital for 2 days where they contracted the virus. The samples of 8 other doctors were also collected and they were sent to Nizamia Unani Hospital for isolation.

17 people who also came in contact with the woman including a 10-month-old baby tested positive for COVID-19 3-days ago. Also, 3 more contacts of the woman have tested positive on Friday.

Health minister Eatala Rajender said that the woman came in contact with a person who returned from Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi. More contacts of the woman are being tested after 20 contacts of her infected with the virus.