Stigma still attached to Covid-19, people fear getting tested: AIIMS director

All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Director, Dr Randeep Guleria on Saturday emphasised the importance of timely detection of Covid-19 to improve the rate of mortality. Guleria said many people fear to come to the hospital and get tested for Covid-19. “A stigma is still attached to Covid-19,” he said, adding that a delay in patient's admission to the hospital increases mortality. Dr Guleria was flown in after Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani requested Home Minister Amit Shah for expert visit. Gujarat has reported 7, 402 coronavirus cases of which more than 5,200 come from Ahmedabad district.