Around 30 nurses of a private multispeciality hospital in Pune have been quarantined after one of their colleagues tested coronavirus positive, its office-bearer said today.
A 45-year-old nurse tested coronavirus positive on Saturday, he said.
"The nurse, who works in the general ward, was on leave. After resuming work, she showed minor symptoms of coronavirus infection. As a precautionary measure, we conducted a medical check-up on her and her samples were sent for testing," the director of the hospital said.
Her reports, that came on Saturday, confirmed that she was coronavirus positive. After that she was moved to the isolation facility of the hospital, he said.
"As a precautionary measure, we have quarantined 25 to 30 other nurses working in the hospital," he said.
He said that the nurse works in the general ward and had no contact with the patients in isolation.
"Her condition is stable," he added.
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