<p>The Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, the premier state-run hospital for heart diseases in Bengaluru, has asked patients from other parts of Karnataka to defer visits for at least two months unless there faced an emergency. </p>.<p>Hospital director Dr C N Manjunath issued an appeal in this regard after a 28-year-old doctor tested positive for Covid-19 two days ago. The doctor had attended to both inpatients and outpatients. Sources said he had recovered and his retest came back negative. </p>.<p>Following the relaxation in inter-district travel, the hospital has been seeing 600-700 patients every day for routine check-ups, follow-ups and master health check-ups. </p>.<p>While the hospital has put in every measure stipulated by the health department, it's now going a further step further to keep its staff and other patients safe. </p>.<p>Dr Manjunath said: "Unless there is an emergency, we request the public not to come to the hospital. People from central and North Karnataka are arriving for routine check-ups. I agree that the treatment cost at the institute is affordable, but this is not the time."</p>.<p>The hospital does have a separate unit to test people having breathing difficulties and related ailments. "Still, we appeal to the people to avoid unnecessary visits to the hospital," Dr Manjunath said.</p>
<p>The Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, the premier state-run hospital for heart diseases in Bengaluru, has asked patients from other parts of Karnataka to defer visits for at least two months unless there faced an emergency. </p>.<p>Hospital director Dr C N Manjunath issued an appeal in this regard after a 28-year-old doctor tested positive for Covid-19 two days ago. The doctor had attended to both inpatients and outpatients. Sources said he had recovered and his retest came back negative. </p>.<p>Following the relaxation in inter-district travel, the hospital has been seeing 600-700 patients every day for routine check-ups, follow-ups and master health check-ups. </p>.<p>While the hospital has put in every measure stipulated by the health department, it's now going a further step further to keep its staff and other patients safe. </p>.<p>Dr Manjunath said: "Unless there is an emergency, we request the public not to come to the hospital. People from central and North Karnataka are arriving for routine check-ups. I agree that the treatment cost at the institute is affordable, but this is not the time."</p>.<p>The hospital does have a separate unit to test people having breathing difficulties and related ailments. "Still, we appeal to the people to avoid unnecessary visits to the hospital," Dr Manjunath said.</p>