Hospital workers expected to immediately treat patients while following standard precautions

Dr Narine Singh

Hospital workers are expected to follow standard precautions while ensuring that patients receive immediate treatment for their illnesses regardless of whether they were tested for COVID-19 or not, according to Guyana’s newly-appointed Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Narine Singh.

During an interview with Stabroek News yesterday, Guy-ana’s newly-appointed CMO stated that healthcare workers are not routinely tested for COVID-19, hence the need for standard precautions to be followed.

Following “standard precautions” means that healthcare workers will have to assume every person seeking treatment at a hospital is potentially infected or colonized with a pathogen that could be transmitted in the health care setting.