This has forced the hospital to close down all normal services indefinitely.
While a number of hospital staff have since recovered, the situation has been compounded with them being stigmatized by their own colleagues and patients.
Provincial Pandemic Incident Manager Dr. Alex Maha confirmed that although a number of them have recovered, they have refused to return to work forcing the hospital to close down all services except for emergency.
Dr. Maha said over the past month it’s been very challenging with confirmed cases also recorded in other district hospitals.
