Nine mothers, two babies, four doctors and one nurse have tested positive for the coronavirus.
General Gizenga Memorial Hospital had been quarantined after 16 staff and patients tested positive for Covid-19.
“We have instituted an urgent investigation by our Communicable Diseases Control and IPC experts which will 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.” Going forward, low-risk patients will be diverted by emergency medical services to other district hospitals.
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