Times Of Swaziland: 4 ADMITTED AT MAVUSO

4 ADMITTED AT MAVUSO
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 BY KWANELE SIBIYA on 04/06/2020 05:40:00


MANZINI – Four asymptomatic patients have been admitted at Mavuso Trade and
Exhibition Centre for quarantine.
This was confirmed by the Minister of Health, Lizzie Nkosi yesterday.
According to Nkosi, a decision was taken by the Ministry of Health that the
patients would remain within the facility until they had fully recovered from
the virus. She also disclosed that many patients would be admitted going
forward.
Isolation
She explained that the Mavuso quarantine centre was an extension of government
hospitals which would be an isolation centre to treat asymptomatic or patients
showing mild symptoms of the novel coronavirus.
“We have staff members from the TB hospital in Manzini. TB patients have been
moved to the Nhlangano TB Hospital, and day patients will continue at the TB
centre in Manzini,” Nkosi said.
When quizzed on how the patients would be provided with refreshments, she said
they would continue with caterers that were cooking for TB hospital patients who
would be in charge of catering for the patients.
She further mentioned that the laundry for the patients would be done at the TB
Hospital, while the TB Hospital is being renovated.
Doctors
Nkosi was further questioned on the number of patients who would be admitted at
the quarantine centre and she said it will be as the doctors deem necessary.
“We have space for over 100 beds,” she said.
On another note, the minister mentioned during a tour wherein the Prime Minister
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini was checking the progress of the quarantine centre that
the facility would be broken down into different wards with new patients
separated from those who have already started receiving treatment.
“We also have areas for our staff to change and shower before and after they
attending to patients,” said Nkosi.