At a time when Covid-19 cases are coming thick and fast, the city could be staring at an emergency of another kind—closed hospitals and outof-action nurses.
On Friday, another 19 health workers tested positive from hospitals, taking the count of affected medical staff to nearly 100 in Mumbai—likely to be the highest in India. Alarmed by the spread of infection among frontline workers, private hospitals have been asked to urgently provide safety kits, additional remuneration and transport.
At a time when Covid-19 cases are coming thick and fast, the city could be staring at an emergency of another kind—closed hospitals and outof-action nurses.
On Friday, another 19 health workers tested positive from hospitals, taking the count of affected medical staff to nearly 100 in Mumbai—likely to be the highest in India. Alarmed by the spread of infection among frontline workers, private hospitals have been asked to urgently provide safety kits, additional remuneration and transport.