Mumbai: The rapid spread of Covid-19 infection driven by the Omicron variant has begun to hit a harsh and paralyzed city hospital.
The JJ Hospital managed by the State confirmed more than 100 infections in the last seven days while more than 300 resident doctors in all medical colleges of the city are currently infected and in isolation.
JJ Byculla Hospital has seen a rupture of Covid-19 cases with 73 resident doctors, 21 faculty members, including the Dean of the Institute, and a number of staff from class III and IV test positive.
Some patients treated in hospitals for non-covid diseases have also been positively tested.
The surge was very fast and spacious so that the positive staff from JJ had just filled the ward at his affiliated hospital-St George and GT.
The Association of Doctor Resident (Mard) Maharashtra on Wednesday said that all medical colleges managed by civilians in the city have seen a case explosion in the past few days.
Data collected by the body shows that 73 was infected in JJ, 45 on byl Nair, 60 in Parel’s Kem, 80 in LTMG (Sion Hoss) and seven at RN Cooper, Juhu.
Eight cases have also been reported from Rajiv Gandhi Medical College in Thane, while government universities in Dhule, Miraj, Nagpur and Aurangabad jointly reported 18 cases.
Authorities at JJ Hospital said separate wards have been created at GT Hospital to accommodate resident doctors.
“All positive faculty members were also hospitalized,” said a senior authority who did not want to be named.
The official said if the surge in the case continued, they had to make decisions about stopping non-covid routine procedures.
“It’s hard to tell the source of infection because it can be anyone, but it doesn’t come from one cluster,” the official said.
A senior doctor said several departments, lack of staff, had postponed the procedure.
BMC officials said they watched the JJ situation carefully.
“We monitor cases.
Because there are so many cases in the community, the hospital cannot escape the infection at all,” said Manish Walanju, Assistant Commissioner E Ward.
While Kem began to see an increase in infection from December-end, Sion Hospital saw a quick leap in the past few days.
Dean Dr.
Mohan Doshi said some nurses and four wrong members were also infected.
Mard requires a resident doctor to be allowed enough time to recover and extend the best medical care.
“We have worked with two thirds of strength.
The wave of infection has worsened the workload for those who have not been infected,” said Dr Avinash Dahiphale, President, Central Mard.
He added a resident doctor to be isolated in the ward because they live in a narrow place where infection can spread quickly.