Three deaths from nine infections at one hospital in Durban
Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital is being deep-cleaned at the weekend and undertaking stringent screening measures for staff and patients
03 April 2020 - 18:12
Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital in Morningside, Durban is diverting trauma and emergency patients to other hospitals after nine patients tested positive Covid-19 of which three have died. It is also stopping all new admissions to the hospital.
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...
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