Staff infected at Tando Jam RHC

Hyderabad. As many as three doctors and nine paramedics at a Rural Health Centre (RHC) in Tando Jam have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The hospital's staff was tested after a doctor was diagnosed on Wednesday, with reports revealing that two other doctors and nine paramedics had contracted the virus as well. The infected personnel are in home isolation.

However, the RHC has not been sealed for disinfection, while its staff has expressed concern over working there and argued it should be sealed until this is done.

While the outpatient department has been closed, the emergency and maternity wards will continue functioning.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 7^th, 2020.