TWO out of 26 members of staff at Parirenyatwa Hospital, who had just completed their shifts in the institution’s COVID-19 center have tested positive for COVID-19, HealthTimes has learnt.
By Michael Gwarisa
In a statement, the institution said those who tested positive were immediately quarantined to avoid further spreading the disease.
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals would like to inform the public that two out of 26 staff members who had completed one of their shifts in our COVID-19 Centre tested positive for SARS-Cov-2.
“Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has three teams working in the COVID-19 Centre and this has occurred in one of the teams. The team had just completed their second weekly shift while in mandatory quarantine. Those who tested positive were immediately transferred to a designated isolation facility where they are getting appropriate care,” said the statement.
They added that the rest of the team remain in quarantine where they are awaiting further testing on the 14th day and the hospital's psycho social support team is working closely with the team.
“Al stuff members working in the COVID-19 centres went through rigorous training on donning, doffing, appropriate infection prevention and control protocols and they are putting on the appropriate level of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) according to World Health Organisation (WHO) standards.
“Investigations are underway to identify the source of infection. Parirenyatwa Hospital follows WHO and National guidelines on contact tracing, follow up, treatment and isolation measures.”
Meanwhile, 18 health care workers at the government run, referral hospital United Bulawayo Hospitals tested positive for Covid 19, as nurses at public institutions countrywide continue to withhold their services making the plight of Zimbabweans more challenging, as local infections from the virus continue to rise.
