A Mumbai hospital unwittingly becomes a Covid hot zone after many staffers test positive

With around 30 cases, Mumbai's Wockhardt hospital now has more positive cases than even many of the hot zones. As of now, the hospital's OPD and emergency services have been shut. There will be no admissions, hospital authorities have announced. Swabs of hundreds of hospital staff were sent for tests following the revelation.

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