After reports got confirmed that a three-day-old boy, his mother, Sai Hospital in Mumbai’s Chembur was completely sealed on Thursday was tested positive for COVID-19.
The infant is the youngest one to be infected with COVID-19 in India, while his mother, too, has tested positive with coronavirus. It is also claimed that the newborn and his mother were given the bed occupied by an infected patient.
Soon after the reports, the administration came into action and sealed Sai Hospital completely. As per reports, along with Sai Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, Bhabha Hospital and Hinduja Hospital have also been partially affected due to the exposure with coronavirus patients.
Earlier on Wednesday, 150 swab samples were collected from the Jaslok hospital after nurses and patients tested positive. Following this, OPD services were suspended and new admissions were cancelled.
Also, a patient who had come for treatment for bladder cancer and needed dialysis, too, tested positive for coronavirus.
As per reports, the areas have been sealed in such a manner that no one can come from outside and people from the area can’t leave as well.
For those unaware, Maharashtra continues to be one of the worst affected states in the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Maharashtra Health Department, three more COVID19 cases have been reported in the state – 2 from Pune and 1 from Buldhana – taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 338.
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