Delhi on alert: 750 doctors, 400 parliament staff test positive

 At least 750 doctors and hundreds more nurses and paramedics from the six major hospitals in Delhi are currently down with Covid-19. Although most of them have mild symptoms and are in home isolation, it has taken away a huge chunk of the workforce, resulting in hospitals having to curtail routine clinics and surgeries. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is the worst hit, with nearly 350 resident doctors currently in isolation.
 In addition to this, at least 400 staff and security personnel working at the Parliament had tested positive for Covid-19. The test results were revealed during random testing between January 6 and January 7.
According to hospital sources, over 100 healthcare workers tested positive at AIIMS in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of staff in quarantine to over 400. At Lok Nayak, which is the only Delhi government hospital designated for the treatment of Omicron patients, 29 persons from the hospital have tested positive officially, with a senior administrator saying that many more – including junior resident doctors – are in isolation. While, at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, 175 staff members currently have Covid, of which 125 are doctors and at Lady Hardinge Medical College and the two associated hospitals, nearly 100 resident doctors are currently positive. At both Lady Hardinge and RML, discussions are on to stop routine surgeries.