"What is of particular concern to us is the fact that these infections have taken place in spite of the hospital’s infection prevention and control measures, as well as the requisite personal protective equipment that has been made available to staff."
It said the first case was a medical consultant from the hospital’s paediatric department, who fell ill on April 26 and received her test results on April 29. An investigation has been launch to"seek to establish, among others, where the virus came from and how it was able to spread at such a rapid rate within the hospital".
"The hospital, with 219 patients, has effectively been turned into a quarantine site. All staff and patients in the surgical ward and ICU have been tested. The remaining staff and patients will be tested this [Monday] evening and tomorrow [Tuesday]," said the department.
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