By BIN Staff | 12:33 PM May 29, 2020
The 17-year-old girl who underwent an appendectomy at theRamiro Community Hospital (RCH) tested Covid-19 negative in a PCR test.
Dr. Yul Lopez, Spokesperson, Capitol’s Technical Working Group on CoViD-19, said the girl is healthy and may go home anytime.
In a statement, the Ramiro Community Hospital (RCH) on Monday said that the 17-year-old girl is recuperating well at the hospital after an operation.
The girl underwent an appendectomy at RCH when she exhibited possibility of contracting the viral infection via a rapid antibody test.
The RCH was “able to identify, isolate and screen a probable Covid-19 case.”
The 16 health workers under quarantine “are in good spirits and continue to be asymptomatic.”
As anxiety hovers the province over coronavirus, RCH in Tagbilaran City earned praises from netizens for its honest approach.
Netinzens lauded the hospital for its “commitment to transparency” and how it handled the probable Covid-19 case admitted in its facility.
The RCH likewise assured the public that proper disinfecting procedures are being done based on stringent protocol set by the ICC and Infectious Disease Specialists.
As the province continues to reassure the population over the coronavirus, many netizens say Ramiro’s approach in communicating to the public is providing a model for others to reduce panic, rumors and conspiracy theories.
