Health workers with proper protection will then call and from preliminary assessment determine if you need isolation in a health facility. Oluga said self-quarantine will also protect health workers and hospital support staff, who have the first contact with patients. He asked hospitals to sensitise non-medical support staff on how to protect themselves to stop the virus from spreading in health facilities. “The best place to handle coronavirus cases is at home because most are mild fever that goes away after a short time,” he said. The Health ministry has already trained more than 6,000 nurses on how to handle suspected coronavirus cases.

Source: The Star March 13, 2020 12:22 UTC