Chandigarh (Media Bureau) Four more persons including two doctors at GMCH, Sector 32 and other two from Bapudham cluster were discharged from PGIMER’s COVID Hospital today rousing applause after their successful recovery from COVID-19. Following their discharge, the total number of those declared cured and discharged from PGIMER has gone up to 24.
Hailing their victory over COVID-19 and giving them a warm send off outside the NHE COVID Hospital were personally present, Prof. Jagat Ram, Director PGIMER flanked by Prof. G D Puri, Dean (Academics) & Head, Deptt. of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Kumar Gaurav Dhawan, DDA, Kumar Abhay, FA, Prof. Vipin Koushal, In-charge-COVID Hospital, Prof. Ashok Kumar, Addl. Medical Superintendent & Official Spokesperson, Dr. Pankaj Arora, Deptt. of Hospital Administration, senior faculty, residents and health care workers from PGIMER’s COVID -19 team. The discharged persons were greeted with flowers and best wishes as they exited the hospital and got into the home bound ambulances. Commending the efforts of PGIMER team, Prof. Jagat Ram, Director PGIMER stated, “The discharge of every person is a success story for the COVID-19 team, strengthening our resolve to gear up further and win this battle of COVID-19.”
The Director appreciated them for their cooperation and trust in the hospital team and urged them to take forward the messages of observing precautions of wearing masks, hand washing, social distancing among the community. “This will be your biggest service to the medical fraternity who is risking their own lives to save the lives of others,” the Director added.
Both the female doctors as well as other two from Bapudham discharged today were tested positive during routine screening, being the contacts of Health Care Worker at GMCH, Sector 32 who had tested positive earlier. Post their positive report, all the four were referred from GMCH, Sector 32 to PGIMER and were admitted here on 27th April. Though they had complications related to COVID-19, but generally they remained stable throughout. Further, with two tests coming negative consecutively, they were discharged after their stay of 14 days here at PGIMER.
Expressing their gratitude to the PGIMER team for their care and compassion, both the young doctors said, “It was more of a mental fight than the physical one. So we need to keep our cool, count each day as one day and follow the advice of the doctors diligently to get cured.”
The residents from Bapudham were pretty emotional at their send off as one of them said with folded hands, “The medical team has been the embodiment of God to us. It is because of them that we are alive today and got the opportunity to meet up our families,” as he signed off.
