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News24 reports that twenty-six people have tested positive for Covid-19 at Mediclinic Cape Town in Oranjezicht, the medical facility confirmed on Monday.
The company said this was despite stringent measures taken to reduce the transmission of the virus at all of its hospitals. "Currently, 26 individuals have tested positive, including 15 healthcare workers. The individuals in question are all currently in isolation and will remain so until they are fully recovered," said Dr Stefan Smuts, the chief clinical officer of Mediclinic Southern Africa, in a statement. Mediclinic said it had arranged self-isolation accommodation for those in need of it, and managers would check in with staff every day. Mediclinic is also identifying all staff, doctors and patients potentially exposed. Further spread in the hospital will be mitigated and a very strict access control policy is in place, with emergencies going to a dedicated admission ward. Mediclinic had already temporarily suspended visiting hours, and had been testing new admissions, even before the positive tests.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jenni Evans at News24
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