Covid-19: Study to identify asymptomatic health workers at SQU Hospital

Oman Tuesday 03/November/2020 11:48 AM
By: Times News Service
Covid-19: Study to identify asymptomatic health workers at SQU Hospital

Muscat: A study is being conducted to determine  the percentage of health care workers at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital infected with Covid-19 and showing any symptoms.

Dr Amal Al Shibli, a consultant of emergency medicine at the University Hospital said: "Asymptomatic Health care workers infected with Covid-19 can transmit infection to workers in the same field or to patients."

"Unfortunately, there are no statistics in the Sultanate that determine the percentage of infected but asymptomatic people among the medical staff at any hospital in the Sultanate," she added.

"Therefore, we will study the social, clinical and demographic conditions of asymptomatic Covid-19 patients and their rate of presence among the staff of the SQU Hospital," Al Shibli said.