Various employees of the blood collection department of the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital (AVL) have tested positive for the corona virus. The chance that they have passed on the virus to patients is thought to be very small.
Various employees of the blood collection department of the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital (AVL) have tested positive for the corona virus. The chance that they have passed on the virus to patients is thought to be very small.
Several media report that it concerns nine employees, who most likely infected each other. The AVL writes that the employees immediately went into home quarantine when they showed mild strength. The hospital has previously installed plexiglass screens in the blood collection department. There is also only brief contact between the patients and the nurses, the hospital reports. New patients are still being welcomed. The employees of the department will wear medical mouth masks as a precaution for the coming period.
