Over 100 medical staff members at Rishikesh AIIMS test positive for Covid

Over 100 medical staff members at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here tested positive for Covid-19.

A total of 110 doctors and nursing staff here tested positive for the infection, AIIMS PRO Harish Thapliyal said, adding that they were all vaccinated.

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Being in direct contact with Covid patients daily may have been the reason behind such a large number of them testing positive for the infection, he said.

Chief Medical Superintendent of dedicated Covid hospital here, Vijayesh Bhardwaj, was also found infected with the infection.