<p> A journalist who was admitted at the Mumbai civic body's Kasturba hospital to get tested for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> has shared her experience of being quarantined at the facility, calling it clean and sans any panic.</p>.<p>In a four-minute video uploaded on Tuesday, Abira Dhar said shelanded in the city on March 9 after a four-day trip to New York.</p>.<p>On arrival here, she was screened for temperature along with all other passengers. Two days later, she got a call from a doctor who said she had a travel history and wanted to check if she showed any symptoms.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/coronavirus-updates-live-four-dead-in-china-hotel-collapse-quater-of-italy-population-put-under-lockdown-799686.html#1" target="_blank">Track live updates on the coronavirus here</a></p>.<p>"I coincidentally woke up with a sore throat so I was asked to got for a check-up to Kasturba hospital... There were ten people in a queue, everything seemed smooth, there was no panic. After my details age, address, contact number were noted, I was asked to get admitted for the test, which takes 24 hours for the results to come," Abira said in the video.</p>.<p>The journalist said she "wasn't prepared" to be admitted but was surprised to see the condition of the hospital beds and bathrooms, which she said were clean.</p>.<p>"I was taken to ward number 9 where people getting tested were being admitted. The first thing I noticed when I entered the ward was it was super clean. The beds were rusted, old, but very clean. There were around 30 beds with three-four people. The bathrooms were so clean, which I didn't expect.</p>.<p>"Around 11 in the night the reports were out and the certificate read 'tested negative for coronavirus' and had a prescription of the medicines to have as a precautionary measure," she said.</p>.<p>The CMO's official Twitter handle shared the video, writing, "Government is pro actively taking precautions to combat this crisis."</p>.<p>Soon after, the BMC Twitter handle said"the entire team at Kasturba is grateful for the gesture."</p>.<p>"This was completely unexpected! The team is re- charged to continue to serve everyone with utmost care," BMC tweeted.</p>.<p>Maharashtra is India's worst-hit state with thenumber of coronavirus positive cases reaching 42. A Covid-19 patient died in Mumbai on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-faqs-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-pandemic-covid-19-813319.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus FAQs: All you need to know about the pandemic</a></p>
<p> A journalist who was admitted at the Mumbai civic body's Kasturba hospital to get tested for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> has shared her experience of being quarantined at the facility, calling it clean and sans any panic.</p>.<p>In a four-minute video uploaded on Tuesday, Abira Dhar said shelanded in the city on March 9 after a four-day trip to New York.</p>.<p>On arrival here, she was screened for temperature along with all other passengers. Two days later, she got a call from a doctor who said she had a travel history and wanted to check if she showed any symptoms.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/coronavirus-updates-live-four-dead-in-china-hotel-collapse-quater-of-italy-population-put-under-lockdown-799686.html#1" target="_blank">Track live updates on the coronavirus here</a></p>.<p>"I coincidentally woke up with a sore throat so I was asked to got for a check-up to Kasturba hospital... There were ten people in a queue, everything seemed smooth, there was no panic. After my details age, address, contact number were noted, I was asked to get admitted for the test, which takes 24 hours for the results to come," Abira said in the video.</p>.<p>The journalist said she "wasn't prepared" to be admitted but was surprised to see the condition of the hospital beds and bathrooms, which she said were clean.</p>.<p>"I was taken to ward number 9 where people getting tested were being admitted. The first thing I noticed when I entered the ward was it was super clean. The beds were rusted, old, but very clean. There were around 30 beds with three-four people. The bathrooms were so clean, which I didn't expect.</p>.<p>"Around 11 in the night the reports were out and the certificate read 'tested negative for coronavirus' and had a prescription of the medicines to have as a precautionary measure," she said.</p>.<p>The CMO's official Twitter handle shared the video, writing, "Government is pro actively taking precautions to combat this crisis."</p>.<p>Soon after, the BMC Twitter handle said"the entire team at Kasturba is grateful for the gesture."</p>.<p>"This was completely unexpected! The team is re- charged to continue to serve everyone with utmost care," BMC tweeted.</p>.<p>Maharashtra is India's worst-hit state with thenumber of coronavirus positive cases reaching 42. A Covid-19 patient died in Mumbai on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-faqs-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-pandemic-covid-19-813319.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus FAQs: All you need to know about the pandemic</a></p>