Coronavirus, nine cases at the Reggio Calabria hospital. There are also sanitary ware

Nine new positive cases al coronavirus were detected, including among health professionals, in the large metropolitan hospital of Reggio Calabria. This was announced in the evening by the hospital management, informing that it was decided to “intensify the security measures already adopted”. “We are also proceeding – it is said in a statement – to swab all the patients and all the staff, starting from the departments concerned.

The new contingency requires the restriction of the presence of family members and carers of patients within the hospitals of the Gom and the activation of a single entrance in order to monitor more effectively, through the installation of a specific thermo scanner portal, the people who must use the health services as well as the hospital staff. Until further notice, specialist outpatient activities and intramural activities are again suspended “.

The nine new cases were detected in the hours following the transmission of the daily bulletin to the Calabria Region and its subsequent publication through official channels. “Faced with this increase, which also involves health workers among others – the press release continues – it was decided to intensify the safety measures already adopted”.

The management of the Gom “invites the population to make use of hospital services, in particular the Emergency Department, only in case of actual need in order to prevent the hospital from becoming a potential center for spreading the infection. Finally, in consideration of the the delicacy of the role played in the fight against the pandemic, the Management invites all health professionals to behave and lifestyles appropriate to the need “.

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