NEW DELHI: A recent report claims that over 480 health workers, including 19 doctors and 38 nurses, in Delhi's AIIMS hospital have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Apart from the doctors and nurses, 74 security staff, 75 hospital attendants, 54 sanitation staff and 14 laboratory technicians are said to have been infected by the virus.

It must be noted that the hospital's nurses union have been holding protests over the pathetic working conditions for the past three days. They had even pointed out that the PPE kits supplied to them were sub-standard. Earlier, some police personnel posted at the hospital were quarantined after one police official tested positive for the virus.

As of now, three health workers including the head of the hospital's sanitation staff have died due to infection. Following this, several health workers including doctors came out stating that the authorities have not taken necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the health workers.