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Delhi govt hospital shut after doctor tests positive for COVID-19

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Delhi State Cancer Institute has been shut for a day after a doctor tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Wednesday.

According to the official, the Delhi government-run institute is being disinfected and that is why it has been shut for a day.

The doctor, who tested positive for coronavirus, worked at the institute.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi climbed to 120 on Tuesday after 23 new cases of the disease were reported.

These 120 cases include 24 people who took part in a religious congregation at the Markaz in Nizamuddin West earlier this month.

Till Monday night, the number of cases of the deadly COVID-19 stood at 97, including two deaths.

 

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First Published: Apr 01 2020 | 1:28 PM IST

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