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The Ministry of Health says the Eastern Regional Health Authority is managing several suspected and probable cases of varicella, commonly known as chickenpox, among healthcare workers at the Sangre Grande Hospital Campus.
In a public health advisory issued today, the ministry said the affected healthcare workers were identified across several departments within the ERHA.
The ministry said officials immediately implemented infection prevention and control measures in line with established public health protocols. These include isolating symptomatic individuals, contact tracing, enhanced environmental cleaning, occupational health surveillance, and monitoring exposed persons.
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