Pune: One nurse tests COVID-19 positive, 30 others quarantined

Pune, Apr 12 () Around 30 nurses of a privatemultispeciality hospital here have been quarantined after oneof their colleagues tested coronavirus positive, its office-bearer said on Sunday.

A 45-year-old nurse of the Ruby Hall Clinic testedcoronavirus positive on Saturday, he said.

"The nurse, who works in the general ward, was onleave. After resuming work, she showed minor symptoms ofcoronavirus infection. As a precautionary measure, weconducted a medical check-up on her and her samples were sentfor testing," Dr Sanjay Pathare, Director of Medical Services,Ruby Hall Clinic, said.

Her reports, which came on Saturday, confirmed thatshe was coronavirus positive. After that she was moved to theisolation facility of the hospital, he said.

"As a precautionary measure, we have quarantined 25 to30 other nurses working in the hospital," he said.

He said that the nurse works in the general ward andhad no contact with the patients in isolation.

"Her condition is stable," Dr Pathare said. SPKNP NP