QEH is COVID-free again

The COVID outbreak at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is under control.

In an update on Friday evening, the hospital’s Executive Chairman Juliet Bynoe-Sutherland revealed that Ward B7, where three COVID-19 cases were detected, is now clear of the viral illness.

“The QEH is pleased to report that all COVID-19 cases on Ward B7 have been resolved and the ward is once again open to visitors.

“In keeping with the hospital’s exposure to COVID-19 protocols, all patients remaining on Ward B7 underwent routine COVID-19 testing in the form of an initial COVID-19 PCR test and a second test three days later. The results of these tests showed that no other COVID-19 cases were detected,” Bynoe-Sutherland explained.

The three COVID positive patients continue to receive care at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Centre and the Frank Walcott Assessment and Isolation Centre.

Noting that the hospital is a mask mandatory environment, Bynoe-Sutherland implored staff, visitors, and patients to “comply with wearing a well-fitted mask, and to practise regular hand washing as good hand hygiene is a critical part in preventing the spread of infectious diseases”.

“The fourth surge is characterised by a highly infectious variant and though illness may be mild, we have seen deaths so there is no room for complacency,” she added.
(BT/PR)