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Doctors and nurses of Delhi hospital quarantined after being exposed to coronavirus patient

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: March 30, 2020 09:44 IST

A team of 14 medical staffers, including doctors and nurses, which was treating COVID-19 patients at RML Hospital has ...

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A team of 14 medical staffers, including doctors and nurses, which was treating COVID-19 patients at RML Hospital has been sent into home quarantine and their samples are being tested, official sources said.The sources said one of the nurses got fever on Sunday evening, so the entire team has been asked to quarantine themselves at their homes.

"This team of six doctors and nurses and other staff from RML were exposed to COVID-19 patients and as one of the nurses developed fever since evening today... the entire team has been sent for home quarantine. Their samples have been taken (for testing)," one of the sources said.Delhi has reported 72 COVID-19 cases while 1,024 cases have been reported across the country with 27 deaths reported so far. 

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