Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital is being deep-cleaned at the weekend and undertaking stringent screening measures for staff and patients
Netcare CEO Richard Friedland says the private hospital group is buying more germ-killing Russian robots. Picture: MARTIN RHODES
Dr Richard Friedland, CEO of the Netcare Group, said in a statement on Friday afternoon that it is testing all health workers who treated the three patients who died and is testing hospital patients for the disease.etcare, on Thursday, took the “precautionary decision to increase the level of screening and testing of nursing, support and contracted staff, doctors, paramedics, as well as current patients at the hospital, to determine whether they are clear of Covid-19 infection.
If health workers or hospital staff test positive, they will be isolated. Patients who test positive and are in hospital will also be isolated, said Friedland. The hospital will also screen staff entering the hospital for a fever or Covid-19 respiratory symptoms every day.
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