On Wednesday, intake stops were introduced in the ward after both patients and staff tested positive for covid-19. On Monday, the Jönköping County Region announced that the health care unit will open with four care sites and then be able to expand.

- We will continue with daily reconciliations together with infection control and health care to monitor the development and have preparedness, says Jens Christian Larsen, operations manager at the orthopedic clinic.

14 of the staff tested positive

On Sunday, the region reported that 14 patients tested positive for covid-19 in the ward over the past two weeks. Also, 14 people of the staff exposed to coronary infected patients have had symptoms and tested positive.

The region writes in a press release that they have taken several infection prevention measures such as infection detection and increased focus on infection prevention measures.

The admission stop that was introduced last week also applied to the urology department's places of care which are located at orthopedic care unit A since the beginning of April.