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MARGAO
Dengue scare has gripped Hospicio after five nurses and three security guards, attached to the hospital, became the latest victims in the city, prompting the Margao Urban Health Centre to undertake fogging operations in the hospital corridors on Monday noon.
That’s not all. Hospicio officials conceded that the hospital has been receiving around 5-8 dengue patients on an average, giving clear indications that the health and other authorities have failed to keep dengue at bay in the commercial capital.
In fact, the male medicine ward of Hospicio plays host to many a dengue patient, creating a scare in the hospital with the nurse and security guards becoming the latest victims of dengue.
The Goan understands that the Margao Urban Health Centre on Monday morning sent a letter to the Hospicio authorities on the need to take up anti-larvae measures, including fogging operations in the hospital premises. By noon, health workers descended in the hospital to carry out anti-larvae and fogging operations. This is the fourth time
that anti-larvae operations have been carried out in Hospicio after the hospital nurses were affected by dengue.
The Goan further understands that three nurses and two matrons had suspected dengue since the last one week. While one of the nurses have been shifted to the Goa Medical College and hospital, Bamboli, the rest have been discharged after treatment.
Hospicio Medical Superintendent, Dr Ira Almeida, however, pointed out the hospital is unaware whether any security guards were hit by dengue. “We have information five nurses, including two matrons, were affected by dengue. I have no idea whether any of the security guards were affected by dengue”.
Dr Almeida also could not say whether the five nurses got the dengue at the hospital or somewhere else. “I have inquired with the hospital doctors and they could not exactly say whether the nurses got the dengue in the hospital or outside”, he said.
It is learnt that Hospicio hospital had played host to around 70-odd dengue patients in the month of September. In the last week itself, around 52 dengue patients were being treated in the hospital, while many were discharged after medication. “We admit all patients with suspected dengue, but only those with complications are kept for further treatment”, Dr Ira said.
