Safety of staff, patients at RITM, San Lazaro assured

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:32:21 +0000

A LADY guard secures the section of the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila that deals with the novel coronavirus. (Jansen Romero)

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine said yesterday that its staff and San Lazaro Hospital personnel and patients are all safe from the novel coronavirus and that there are protocols being followed to keep them from being infected.

RITM Director Celia Carlos said the RITM and the San Lazaro Hospital have set standard procedures on standard prevention and control.

Carlos explained that their procedure covers an array of precautionary measures, including the wearing of personal protective equipment, handling of patients, and cleaning of rooms occupied by infected patients.

She added that health workers are also requested to monitor their temperature twice a day. They may also be placed under quarantine if they develop any symptoms which will be managed.

“Both hav
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