 "Mumbai hospital sealed as 3 doctors, 26 nurses test positive for Covid-19")
Three doctors and 26 nurses have
tested positive for novel coronavirus in Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai Central and the facility has been sealed off to prevent the spread of infection, BMC health officials said on Monday.
No one is allowed to enter or exit the private hospital, a civic official said.
The hospital has several employees from Kerala, leading to a senior Congress leader from the southern state, Ramesh Chennithala, to tweet, "Called Maharashtra health minister Shri. Rajesh Tope ji @rajeshtope11 seeking urgent intervention to ensure safety of 40 Covid19 positive Malayalee nurses working @ a pvt hospital in Mumbai."
Chennithala is leader of opposition in the Kerala Assembly.
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