Governor Mutua seals off Shalom Hospital after COVID-19 deaths

The Machakos County government has shut down Shalom Hospital in Athi River after some patients succumbed to COVID-19.

Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua, in a statement released on Saturday, said other inpatients at the facility as well as at least one health worker have since also tested positive for the disease.

According to Dr. Mutua, the decision to seal off the hospital was arrived at following consultations with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council as well as Ministry of Health Director General.

“The hospital is now a quarantine facility and therefore no one is allowed to get in or leave the hospital,” said the Machakos County boss.

“The process of screening and testing for COVID-19 imay take several days and has already started. Further decisions will be undertaken according to evaluation of the relevant agencies involved in the provision of health care and combating of COVID-19.”

He further added: “I urge all wananchi to be patient as we ensure all health facilities are safe so as to avoid hospital based infections that were witnessed in places like New York and several Italian cities.”

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