Mother of 2 is missing her family however confident that they will be able to ride out this difficult phase

Mother of 2 is missing her family however confident that they will be able to ride out this difficult phase

By Dhanjay Deo
Thursday 06/05/2021
[Image: file photo]

A mother of two who is a ward assistant at the Lautoka Hospital and is now confined at the hospital for an indefinite period of time says they all have to just go through this phase to keep their loved ones safe at home.

The 45-year-old woman who wants to remain anonymous says she started her shift at 11am yesterday.

The woman who resides in a settlement outside Lautoka City has two children and a husband at home.

She says they were told yesterday afternoon that Lautoka Hospital is on lockdown and they will have to remain there.

She says she initially could not believe what she heard from the officials and it was hard for her to relay this message to her family members, however, she knows the step taken was for the betterment of all as the danger is real and they cannot put the lives of their loved ones and others at risk.

The woman says she later spoke to her loved ones at home and also asked them to pack a bag of clothes that was picked by health officials.

She says she barely slept last night as there is a lot of fear in the hospital, however being a frontline worker, they have to be ready for this kind of situation.

The Lautoka Hospital is now a tightly contained COVID care facility, with more than 400 patients, doctors, nurses, and other staff quarantined within the hospital until the Health Ministry can determine who else may or may not have had contact with the 53-year old patient who had tested for COVID-19.

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