Siaya sets up coronavirus holding area at County Referral Hospital

Siaya County has set up and equipped a holding area at the County Referral Hospital in preparation for coronavirus.

All cases associated with Covid-19 will be handled at an isolation ward at the Bondo Sub-County Hospital.

A statement from county communication director Jerry Ochieng said the rest of the facilities in the county are in the final stages of achieving the same level of preparedness.

The county has set up an emergency response team to be headed by Governor Cornel Rasanga and County Commissioner Michael Ole-Tialal.

Ochineg said, "We have set up screening desks in all our facilities to enable early detection and containment."

Capacity building and training of healthcare workers by the national government is ongoing.

The county, he said, has received infection prevention control items from the Health ministry.

"We are currently establishing a hotline mobile number specific to Siaya County," the communication chief added.

In the meantime, all suspected cases are to be reported directly to the county Health department via 0800721546.

Residents were urged to be on the lookout for the following signs:

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
Bluish lips or face
Fever
Persistent coughing

The move by the Siaya county government comes a few hours after two new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the country.

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