CORONAVIRUS | A Kedah hospital has urged patients to be upfront about their medical and travel history after a pregnant patient who failed to do so tested positive for Covid-19.
Pantai Hospital Laguna Merbok will now close for the next two days (March 22 and 23) to undergo "full terminal disinfection and fumigation".
“The case is of a 30-year-old Malaysian woman who did not provide full disclosure during the screening process at the hospital and was admitted for (birth) delivery following the usual process.
“However, she developed a fever after giving birth.
“Further questioning led to the finding that the woman had been living with a family member who had attended the tabligh gathering at the Sri Petaling Mosque in Kuala Lumpur and who tested positive for Covid-19,” it said in a statement today.
“The hospital urges all visitors to do their part to curb the spread of Covid-19 by being socially responsible. This includes practising good personal hygiene and providing full and accurate disclosure during the screening process,” it added.
The patient is now being treated at Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah in Alor Setar.
Meanwhile, the private healthcare facility has since disinfected all areas visited by the patient. Contact tracing has also begun.
“All staff who had been in contact with the patient have been identified, placed under quarantine and (they have) tested negative for Covid-19,” it added.
- Mkini
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