ITINANGGI ng Quezon City government na mayroong meningococcemia outbreak sa lungsod.
Taliwas ito sa kumakalat na post sa social media na mayroong outbreak kaya isinara ang emergency room ng Novaliches District Hospital.
“The temporary shutdown of the emergency room of the NDH was a biosafety measure after a patient was taken to NDH for treatment last January 4. The patient was immediately transferred to a specialized facility for treatment and isolation,” saad ng pahayag ng QC.
Isang ‘normal preventive measure’ umano ang pagsasara ng emergency room kapag mayroong pasyente na may ‘contagious disease’ na ipinasok.
“It was closed for 24 hours for appropriate decontamination of all the equipment used on the said patient. Preventive treatment was also given to persons who were exposed to the patient. It was a single case and not an outbreak.”
Nagbalik na sa normal ang operasyon ng emergency room noong Linggo.
Ang meningococcemia ay isang sakit na maaaring magdulot ng organ failure sa pasyente na magreresulta sa kanyang pagkamatay.
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