By Sfoorti Mishra

New Delhi, Apr 28 (IANS): The security guards and the housekeeping staff at the Ambedkar Hospital, here on Tuesday, staged protest against the hospital administration for not providing proper PPE kits.

The protest was also triggered by three security guards and two housekeeping employees testing coronavirus positive and the hospital's alleged plan to shift them to other health facility for treatment.

According to a security guard at the hospital, one patient with abdominal issues was admitted at the emergency ward on April 19. She died at the hospital. In the test later she was found Covid-19 positive.

"The housekeeping staff and the security guards, who have tested coronavirus positive, were posted in that ward on April 19," the guard said.

Another female guard, on duty in ward number 21, has also tested coronavirus positive.

"The housekeeping staff and the security guards are protesting and demanding proper PPE kits for their safety," said the source.

Another issue that led to protest is the hospital's plan to send the infected employees to another hospital. "Why are they sending them (staff members) to Sultanpuri for treatment," the source said and added, not much had been done to ensure the employees' safety.

"They (infected staff members) are currently admitted in ward number 51, but will be shifted to another hospital. Many nurses and doctors have also tested Covid-19 positive," said the source.