−as COVID-19 cases likely to increase
The medical team stationed at St. Cuthbert’s Mission to monitor and treat patients suffering from the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be strengthened with additional personnel, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony said.
“We’ll add another doctor who would be based there for the next two to three weeks, and we’ll add additional medical staff there as well. We have been collaborating with the Toshao of the Village and we are going to continue to have that presence and monitor and, of course, do more testing,” Dr. Anthony told the Department of Public Information (DPI).
The Minister reported that there are currently 97 COVID-19 cases in the indigenous community but noted that more positive diagnoses are expected as the medical team has administered 130 additional tests.
Two persons who tested positive for COVID-19 and were experiencing respiratory distress have been transported to the city.
Meanwhile, cases in Kwebanna, Barima-Waini (Region One) continue to stabilise.
“We have a team there that has been monitoring and, by the end of the week, we expect that we will have far less cases than we have right now. They’re still active because they’re in that period, but we are monitoring,” the Minister of Health said.
He said too that no patient has suffered any severe symptoms from the disease. However, they are still being monitored in keeping with the protocols.
