COVID-19: Doctor at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital agrees with IMA’s claim of community transmission in India

Jul 19, 2020

New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): On being asked on the claim made by Indian Medical Association (IMA) that the community transmission of COVID-19 is started in India, Dr Arvind Kumar, Chairman, Centre for Chest Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on July 19 stated that he is 100% agreed with IMA. He said, “Community transmission has been there from quite some time. It was localised to pockets, for instance- in Dharavi and several areas of Delhi. I 100% agree with IMA that there is community transmission in India.” The total number of COVID-19 cases in national capital is over 1.2 lakhs.