Major outbreak in ERS as 74 residents and staff test positive for Covid 5th January 2021
There are has been a major outbreak of Covid-19 in the Elderly Residential Services, with residents and staff from Mount Alvernia, the Jewish Home and John Mackintosh Home affected, the Gibraltar Government said on Tuesday.
In a press statement, No.6 Convent Place said it confirmed the news with great concern but that most residents and staff were asymptomatic, and the cases have been detected due to the rigorous swabbing programme.
Of the total 48 cases, 39 are in Mount Alvernia, four in the Jewish Home and five in the John Macintosh Home.
Gibraltar mourns a fourth death from Covid-19 in under a week
Jon Nazca/REUTERS 6th January 2021
Another person died from Covid-19 in Gibraltar on Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths in the first six days of the year to four, compared to seven in the whole of 2020.
The grim news came against the backdrop of a sharp spike in the number of positive cases detected on the Rock over the past three weeks.
That presents this community with a stark reality.
While most of the cases recover without any complications, the larger the number of infected people, the more likely it is that some will require hospital care. It also increases the possibility that some may not pull through.
CM announces lockdown as virus cases jump by 172
Photo by Eyleen Gomez 1st January 2021
Gibraltar will go into lockdown as from 10pm on January 2 following on overnight increase of 172 positive Covid-19 cases that pushed the number of people with the virus in Gibraltar to 907.
The move to lockdown was announced by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on social media and full details will be confirmed at a press conference at midday on January 2. After the huge increase in cases in the past days, and the high numbers expected to be reported tomorrow, I have chaired a virtual meeting of COVID PLATINUM today, Mr Picardo wrote on Facebook and Twitter.
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Under huge strain, GHA urges public to heed Covid advice
Pic: Eyleen Gomez 30th December 2020 The rising number cases of Covid-19 locally is placing great strain on the Gibraltar Health Authority, with one in 10 nurses in isolation or testing positive, stretching the workforce, acting Medical Director, Dr Krishna Rawal, has confirmed.
The surge in cases struck staffing numbers just as there has been an increase of Covid hospitalisations, meaning that the remaining staff need to cover this extra ground while taking precautions to prevent a spread.
As cases soared on Wednesday, with 180 new Covid cases reported, the impact was felt by the GHA, which now has 12 positive cases in the Covid-19 Ward and a further three in the Critical Care Unit, as well as five in Elderly Residential Services.