University College Hospital worker tests positive for coronavirus
A member of staff of the University University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has tested positive for coronavirus,and the new case brings the total number of patients treated for the virus in the hospital to eleven.
Penpushing reports that, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital,, Prof Jesse Otegbayo, made this known through his official Twitter handle @UchCmd, stating that, “one case of COVID-19 has been confirmed among the staff of the hospital’s surgical services.
“The member of staff in question is in good health and is receiving necessary support, while the routine contact tracing and relevant infection control protocols have been instituted. Consequently, as at 4 pm. Friday, 8th May 2020, we had one new confirmed case of COVID-19,” he wrote.
“The total number of COVID-19 patients that the hospital has attended to is now 11. Out of these, 6 (six) patients were managed as in-patients in the isolation ward and other locations in the hospital, 2 (two) of whom were discharged after testing negative’,Otegbayo said.
“One patient was, however, transferred to Lagos for further treatment. Regrettably, 2 (two) deaths occurred. Presently, there are 3 (three) active confirmed cases of COVID-19 being managed by staff of the hospital. 1 (one) of these is currently on admission, while the other two are being managed at home,” he tweeted.
Penpushing further reports that, the hospital boss explained that as part of efforts to ensure that all its workers were properly protected, it would commence the distribution of customised face masks.
The Medical Director emphasied that the face masks, made by the hospital’s tailoring unit, had an advance preliminary testing.adding that,“We shall commence the distribution of UCH-customised face masks to staff next week.
“More protective equipment will also be distributed to key officials in critical areas of our operations. I urge everyone to abide by the required infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, such as social distancing, regular hand washing, use of hand sanitiser and face masks, as stipulated by health authorities #StaySafe,”he said.
