Govt may convert Charminar Dawakhana into COVID-19 hospital
By Mohammed Hussain Ahmed| Updated: 7th May 2021 1:07 pm IST Government Nizamia General Hospital in Hyderabad. Photos: Mohammed Hussain
Hyderabad: Charminar Dawakhana is one of the biggest hospitals in old city of Hyderabad with large number of beds. Currently, the hospital is treating asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. In critical cases these patients are being referred to the COVID-19 hospitals.
A doctor of Charminar Dawakhana, on the condition of anonymity, said that the hospital was converted into COVID-19 level 1 treatment center last March and senior Allopathy doctors were allotted to treat COVID-19 patients. Later on, it was turned into an Isolation center.
Nizamia Hospital’s head nurse tests positive for Covid days after receiving vaccine
By Sameer| Updated: 29th January 2021 3:09 pm IST Representational Photo
Hyderabad: A 57-year-old head nurse of Nizamia General Hospital has been tested positive for Covid-19 days after receiving the vaccine.
She received the vaccine on January 18 at the hospital. Later, she complained of loss of taste, fever, dizziness etc., the Hans India reported.
After undergoing Rapid Antigen Test for Covid-19, she was declared positive on Thursday.
Before taking the vaccine, she had never contracted the virus despite the fact that during the lockdown, the hospital was designated as treatment center of level-I for Covid-19 suspected cases. Later, the hospital also served as an isolation center.