Covid-19: Rundu hospital suspends visiting hours
The Rundu state hospital has stretched its resources to the limit to accommodate Covid patients.
NAMPA
RUNDU
The Rundu Intermediate Hospital in the Kavango East Region has suspended all visiting hours due to the increase in Covid-19 cases.
The hospital’s public relations officer, Lebeus Musongo, said the suspension will run until 4 July 2021 and is aimed at preventing further infections.
He said families with members admitted to the hospital and those scheduled to undergo surgery should make sure to provide contact details where the hospital can contact them.
Musongo on Sunday told Nampa that the hospital was full to capacity, including the Covid-19 isolation centre.
He said Covid patients have been moved to other wards, such as the high care unit.
“We are above 100 percent full, that’s why we dismantled the high care unit to accommodate all Covid-19 patients,” said Musongo.
He said not all operations of the hospital are disrupted and they are fully operational, but warned the public to adhere to all Covid-19 measures to limit the number of positive cases in the region because there is insufficient space to accommodate more people.
The minister of health and social services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, on Saturday announced that the country recorded had 1 403 new Covid cases. In the Kavango East Region, the Rundu district recorded 81 new positive cases while in the Andara district, 15 new cases were reported.
RUNDU
The Rundu Intermediate Hospital in the Kavango East Region has suspended all visiting hours due to the increase in Covid-19 cases.
The hospital’s public relations officer, Lebeus Musongo, said the suspension will run until 4 July 2021 and is aimed at preventing further infections.
He said families with members admitted to the hospital and those scheduled to undergo surgery should make sure to provide contact details where the hospital can contact them.
Musongo on Sunday told Nampa that the hospital was full to capacity, including the Covid-19 isolation centre.
He said Covid patients have been moved to other wards, such as the high care unit.
“We are above 100 percent full, that’s why we dismantled the high care unit to accommodate all Covid-19 patients,” said Musongo.
He said not all operations of the hospital are disrupted and they are fully operational, but warned the public to adhere to all Covid-19 measures to limit the number of positive cases in the region because there is insufficient space to accommodate more people.
The minister of health and social services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, on Saturday announced that the country recorded had 1 403 new Covid cases. In the Kavango East Region, the Rundu district recorded 81 new positive cases while in the Andara district, 15 new cases were reported.
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