Health min visits Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital; hails staffers

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday visited the Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital here lauded the staffers for their resilience and hard work in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The health facility in Dilshad Garden area of East Delhi is functioning as a dedicated 450-bedded COVID-19 hospital with adequate isolation wards.

The minister visited the flu corner, isolation and observation wards, ICUs, COVID-19 corridor, sample collection unit and changing facility for doctors and health workers.

The ministry officials said he was satisfied to notice that the doctors and health staff manning these wards are provided special bathing, changing and spray facilities for disinfecting themselves at RMO hostel.

He also interacted via videoconferencing with a doctor who was admitted to the facility after testing positive for the virus, the ministry said in a statement.

"I am happy to learn that he is hale and hearty and recuperating well at the hospital. It is very encouraging to .