Thessaloniki: Dozens of patients and nursing home workers positive for coronavirus



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Their dispersion is cause for concern. coronavirus in nursing home from Thessaloniki, where they were located dozens of cases to patients and employees.

This is the nursing home “St nicolas»In Thermi, where they have been located in total 30 cases, of which five employees and the rest are cared for, so far no one has a problem or needs to be hospitalized.

As stated by the unit director, Nikos Makrantonakis, in voria.gr the first cases were detected 10 days ago during the scheduled tests that are carried out periodically to the personnel of Three employees. All three were asymptomatic and placed under house arrest. In the tests carried out on the patients, Seven positive, who entered a separate room, as provided for by health protocols.

Others twenty, two employees Y 18 patients they were diagnosed positive five days later.

“There were two nurses, one of whom was twice negative and was diagnosed positive on the third test within the same week. Both employees are home and well. The patients are also all asymptomatic and we monitor them.” They are in a wing separate, completely independent in another building, so they are isolated, “said Mr. Makrantonakis.

According to the director, the entire period of the pandemic has been observed to the letter. instructions by EODY.

“We have brought air purifiers, we disinfect daily, we take all the necessary precautions, we follow all the protocols. “We are fighting an endless fight with constant stress, because we are dealing with serious incidents,” he said characteristically.

The unit accommodates in total 50 seniors and has not received any other patients in the last two months.

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