AIIMS doctors demand action against official for concealing travel history of son tested coronavirus positive

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | March 20, 2020 IST

Bhubaneswar, March 20: The Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of AIIMS Bhubaneswar today demanded action against one of the officials of the premier institute as he reportedly concealed the travel history of his son, who tested positive for coronavirus. The 19-year-old boy who returned from London was tested the second person of Odisha to be tested positive for infection of the deadly virus on Thursday. In a representation to B. Geetanjali, Director of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, the association said it was gross negligence on the part of the official to conceal the travel history of his son who was admitted in the AIIMS isolation unit and kept in doctor’s room. “One of the doctors didn’t disclose the details. He himself filled up the case sheet of the patient while hiding the relevant travel history. This patient tested positive on Thursday and is the second case of COVID-19 in Odisha. On further enquiry, it was found that the patient was son of the official and had returned from the U.K. three days back,” alleged the RDA. Resident doctors pointed out that it was both medical and administrative negligence on the part of the official that he did not reveal he was in direct contact, thus risking the spread of COVID-19.

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