Udupi District Hospital sealed down after Doctors, other staff members test positive for COVID-19
Udupi: The Udupi District Hospital has been sealed down for three days after several staff members at the hospital including two doctors tested positive for the Coronavirus on Wednesday. According to the details, two doctors, a nurse, and two other staff members of the hospital have tested positive for the virus.
The development has led to widespread scare of the virus spreading in the district. The authorities, taking note of the incident have ordered sanitization of the hospital premises and hence have sealed down the hospital for three days.
Emergency wards, isolation wards, and fever clinics, however, will work as usual during the time.
District Surgeon Dr. Madhusudhan Nayak said that entry to normal patients will be barred for three days as the hospital will undergo sanitization but emergency patients will be admitted to the hospital. He also added that all the doctors and staff members of the hospital will undergo COVID-19 testing and those who have already tested positive for the virus have been sent to quarantine.
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Health Minister warns hospital staff against sending patients to nearby pharmacies
Bengaluru: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has cautioned hospital personnel against directing patients to nearby pharmacies for prescribed medicines, despite an adequate supply being available in the hospital.
In a post on his 'X' account on Tuesday, the minister stated that the Karnataka government is working to eliminate 'unnecessary' pharmacies near government hospitals. He wrote, "Necessary action has been taken against medical staff who ask patients to get medicines from private pharmacies instead of providing them free medicines at the hospital. Making free medicines available to patients at all primary health centres, community health centres, taluk, and district hospitals in the state is the primary objective of our government."
Discussing medical supplies, Rao said that the government has already successfully addressed issues related to tendering processes. With the necessary drug supply to all government hospitals rising to 70 to 80 percent, the government aims to ensure this supply level reaches 100 percent. The list of medicines available in hospitals has expanded from around 300 to over 1,000, and all these medicines will be provided to patients free of cost, he assured.
"No patient should be denied medication at a hospital, as our government is focused on providing free health facilities. We have implemented the special 'Gruha Arogya' programme for this purpose. Diabetic patients and those with high blood pressure will receive free medicines, which will be delivered to their homes," the health minister stated.
