14 personnel at Silay City hospital under quarantine due to COVID-19 | Inquirer News

14 personnel at Silay City hospital under quarantine due to COVID-19

/ 07:25 PM January 17, 2022

14 personnel at Silay City hospital under quarantine due to COVID-19

The Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH). Facebook photo

CEBU CITY At least 14 personnel of the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City have been quarantined following a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Dr. Maryann Maestral, TLJPH chief, said a nurse and four doctors tested positive for COVID-19, while the rest had high-risk exposure to patients and watchers.

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The TLJPH has temporarily suspended its OB/Gyne outpatient department services and is limiting admissions to emergency cases only until further notice.

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Maestral said there have been a lot of pregnant women who have tested positive for COVID-19.

“We enjoin the public to please refrain from unnecessary exposure by staying home and observing at least the minimum precaution as cases are beginning to rise in our locality,” a TLJPH advisory said.

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COVID-19 vaccinations at the hospital will continue.

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“Please follow the scheduled time assigned to you. TLJPH does not accept walk-in vaccination clients,” the advisory said.

Maestral said hospital personnel have been instructed to stay in their assigned areas only and not to eat together to prevent a further COVID-19 spread.

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