Six COVID-19 cases visited maternity, baby wards in Newcastle hospital
Four mothers and two fathers who had visited a neonatal intensive care unit and maternity ward at a New South Wales hospital have tested positive for COVID-19.
The first of them, the mother of a newborn baby, tested positive on September 26.
Since then, a further five parents have also tested positive to COVID-19 while in isolation.
The staff that were tested had all been wearing personal protective equipment during their exposure periods, and have all tested negative so far.
The babies in the NICU have been determined to be low-risk, but have been tested multiple times. All returned negative results.
Exposure sites in the hospital have been deep-cleaned.
Four mothers and two fathers who had visited a neonatal intensive care unit and maternity ward at a New South Wales hospital have tested positive for COVID-19.
The first of them, the mother of a newborn baby, tested positive on September 26.
Since then, a further five parents have also tested positive to COVID-19 while in isolation.
The staff that were tested had all been wearing personal protective equipment during their exposure periods, and have all tested negative so far.
The babies in the NICU have been determined to be low-risk, but have been tested multiple times. All returned negative results.
Exposure sites in the hospital have been deep-cleaned.
In a statement, John Hunter Hospital said parents in isolation could view their baby 24 hours a day on the NICUS’s camera system.
“The operation of the NICU is unaffected and staff continue to abide by strict COVID-safe protocols,” the hospital said.
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“Parents who are unaffected continue to access the Unit to spend time with their babies.”
