SSG isolation ward man eats in open, video viral

TNN | Apr 24, 2020, 04:20 IST

After the video went viral, the man tested positive on Thursday

Vadodara: The state-run SSG Hospital got itself into a major controversy when a video of a Covid-19 positive patient from its isolation ward eating his food in the hospital’s canteen area went viral on Thursday.
The video got into rapid circulation with fingers pointing at the hospital authorities’ alleged security lapse and thus putting others at risk of getting infected too. The hospital authorities are now probing the alleged security lapse.
Sources said that the patient was identified as 19-year-old Harsh Kahar, a resident of Raopura area. The hospital authorities said that the patient was admitted in the ward where coronavirus suspects are admitted.
Going by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation’s medical bulletin, samples of Kahar which were collected on Wednesday tested positive on Thursday.
“We have created a 200-bed capacity facility where all suspected cases are admitted. If they test positive of Covid-19, they are shifted to a ward which is quite far away from the canteen area that is meant for relatives of patients,” said Dr Rajeev Daveshwar, medical superintendent of SSG Hospital.
“It seems the patient had managed to sneak out of the ward where the suspects are admitted. But we are probing it and if we detect any lapse on the part of the security, we will take necessary action,” he said.