Covid, new hospital cluster linked to unvaccinated operator: 9 positives in Lavagna



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A new one is registered in Liguria. hospital group linked to an unvaccinated health worker against Covid. After the case of the San Martino Polyclinic of Genoa, where a nurse who had refused to be vaccinated was among those positive for Coronavirus, this time in Blackboard (Genoa) 9 positive patients were registered, 8 hospitalized in the Department of Medicine and the operator himself. The news was given by the President of the Region, Giovanni Toti. Always in Liguria, another group refers to an RSA in Tiglieto (Genoa) where two operators who worked inside the facility caused the infection of three patients who had to resort to hospital treatment. Toti explained that fortunately one has already been discharged and none of those infected are in danger of death.

“Since the first internal investigations of the ASL – the words of the governor of Liguria – the unvaccinated hospital staff unknowingly brought the virus to a ward and caused nine positive patients who are now hospitalized in Lavagna hospital. They have already been hospitalized for other reasons, but today they become positive due to a meeting with health personnel who evidently rejected the vaccine, given that health personnel have already been vaccinated for some time. ”Governor Toti, as he had done in the past after the cluster in the Polyclinic. San Martino, recalled how the topic ofvaccination obligation it is very delicate and needs to be clarified. “This is obviously a very sensitive issue on the obligation to vaccinate and on the management of health personnel in contact with the most vulnerable people who do not want to be vaccinated – Toti stressed -. It is an issue that was discussed with the Government, I faced together with Minister Speranza. I hope that the legislator will act as soon as possible giving a univocal interpretation ”.

Meanwhile, the strategic direction of ASL 4 of Chiavari announced that “as part of the periodic follow-up actions extended to hospitalized patients, 8 positive subjects were found in serial controls with Sars Cov2 molecular swab in Lavagna Department of Medicine. The follow-up was extended to all the personnel and one operator tested positive. “According to the procedure – reads the note – all patients who are asymptomatic due to symptoms attributable to Covid were transferred to the covid room in Sestri Levante and proceeded to disinfect the hospital rooms and common areas The activity of the department is resumed maintaining the appropriate rules of distancing and the timely use of protection devices ”.



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