Gastro outbreak under control

 The Geriatric Hospital has instituted a series of measures aimed at controlling the current gastroenteritis outbreak at that institution and, as a result, “things are settling down”.     
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Joy St. John, gave this update today and pointed out that not only have visits been restricted but the day care service has also been curtailed until the outbreak has subsided.
“In terms of the staff, we are cohorting our nursing staff and our cleaners so that if you are working on a ward that’s infected, you are not supposed to move throughout the hospital. The doctors are having daily meetings, reviewing the status of the outbreak generally and the conditions of patients individually, to ensure that no one deteriorates and that appropriate action is taken immediately,” she added.
The senior health official said it was hoped the situation could be brought under control soon.  “We must remember that in a vulnerable population like the Geriatric Hospital, whatever is happening to you and I outside, we might be able to fight it off quickly, [but] they [the patients] will be more vulnerable,” she explained. (PR)