SCTIMST restricts OP admissions

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has decided to restrict its outpatient clinics as well as in-patient admissions, after some of its employees, a few in-patie

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has decided to restrict its outpatient clinics as well as in-patient admissions, after some of its employees, a few in-patients and some patients who underwent testing prior to surgeries tested positive for COVID-19. The hospital had decided to restrict patient care activities as a precaution as disease transmission seemed to be intense in the community. Also, a good number of patients coming to SCTIMST were turning out to be positive prior to admission. However, the Institute made it clear that emergency medical treatments in the hospital would not be affected in any way. Elective surgeries would be re-scheduled and performed as COVID-19’s transmission intensity reduces