Docs to urge Ministry to keep track of infection among healthcare workers

New Delhi, April 12 Doctors at a leading Delhi hospital will request the Health Ministry to keep the data of the number of healthcare workers affected by coronavirus.

A source on the condition of not disclosing the name of the hospital, told that the doctors' association is going to write to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to keep such data for the purpose of transparency and better training management.

"There are reports almost every day that a number of doctors and healthcare workers are infected with the COVID-19, but there is no official data. The Health Ministry or any government agency has not confirmed existence of such data," the source told , adding, "this creates panic among healthcare workers.

In many countries such as Italy, US and China, they have separate data for the number of healthcare workers affected by the disease.

"Hygiene, PPEs and sanitisers are not new for the medical community we have been using them even before this pandemic. But if the doctors are still getting infected, that means either some of them are not following hygiene and distancing measures properly or they lack good quality personal protective equipment

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( With inputs from IANS )