coronavirus.The hospital staff member is now in isolation at home, KHSC wrote in a media release. The hospital unit will remain under quarantine for the next 14 days and is closed to new admissions and visitors.In the media release, Dr.
David Pichora, KHSC’s president and CEO, says the quarantine is a precautionary step.“The quarantine was implemented out of an abundance of caution.
Since we now use universal masking on all patient units, we expected the risk of transmission to others would be low.” According to the release, all patients on the unit have been tested for COVID-19 — the tests have come back negative thus far.Staff are continuing to monitor all patients for symptoms of COVID-19.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the.