Covid-19 outbreak at Sentosa Hospital in Kuching after staff found positive, says Sarawak health chief | Malay Mail

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Covid-19 outbreak at Sentosa Hospital in Kuching after staff found positive, says Sarawak health chief

KUCHING, July 15 — The Sarawak Health Department is conducting Covid-19 screening of Sentosa Hospital staff in Kota Sentosa here and identifying their close contacts following an outbreak of the disease.

“As at 6pm yesterday, 56 positive cases have been detected involving 24 hospital staff members, 28 inpatients, a worker with a concession company and three close contacts from the same family,” Dr Mohamed Sapian said in a statement today. The hospital staff, their families and other close contacts are being swab tested for the virus and will be isolated and quarantined according to their health status.

 

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