The doctors and nurses at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation who were quarantined after they came into contact with Guyana’s first COVID-19 patient have been deemed coronavirus-free.
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation
This is according to Manager/Head of Strategic Planning and Communication, Chelauna Providence during an engagement with the media.
“We did have some staff in isolation who had come in contact with the patient, all of those staff members are cleared to return to work, they were isolated, observed, tested and they all have been cleared to return to work,” Providence stated.
Providence also stated that the families of these doctors and nurses have mounted concerns about them returning home.
Berbice family
In addition, the Alness family of four of East Berbice-Corentyne, that was requested to self-isolate after it was discovered that they travelled on the same flight as the first COVID-19 victim, was also deemed coronavirus-free.
Speaking with Guyana Times, Director of Regional Health Services, Region Six, Jevaughn Stephen stated that “they are no longer on quarantine.”
It was reported to health authorities in that region, that the family was on the same flight as the first victim, as such, a team of medical professionals was deployed to the family where it was confirmed and they were asked to self-isolate for 14 days.
Stephen stated that they have not shown any symptoms of COVID-19.
As of Saturday, Guyana recorded three new cases of the deadly virus, raising the country’s total number to eight.
Caretaker Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence stated that while the number of deaths remains at one, some 32 persons have been subjected to institutional quarantine and six isolated.
Globally, the number of confirmed cases from 201 countries and territories stands at 621,636 with a total death of 28,658. In the region of the Americas, the total number of confirmed cases climbed from 81,139 to 100,314 with the number of deaths moving at a rapid rate from 1176 to 1485. (Shemar Alleyne)
