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The Star reports that the Life Healthcare Group has confirmed that 17 staff members and six doctors from Life Eugene Marais Hospital in Pretoria, who were exposed to the coronavirus, are isolating at home.
Life Healthcare’s Dr Charl van Loggerenberg said the exposed staff members were following guidelines as per the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. He indicated that as a result of the growing number of confirmed infections in the country at a number of facilities, including Eugene Marais Hospital, they had begun implementing stringent infection prevention measures and processes. These included the introduction of a universal mask policy for employees, doctors and hospital visitors. Additionally, a healthcare workers’ exposure policy was in place to ensure the effective management and resourcing of facilities for if, or when, healthcare workers became exposed to the virus. With the availability of personal protective equipment being a key concern for those in the health arena, Van Loggerenberg stressed that the doctors who might have been exposed had worn the appropriate equipment.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Goitsemang Tlhabye on page 1 of The Star of 21 April 2020
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