Four of the 32 patients who were taken to Arrowe Park for quarantine have tested positive for Coronavirus.
32 patients were taken from the Diamond Princess Liner and placed in to quarantine at Arrowe Park on Saturday.
The patient has already been trapped on board the Diamond Princess Cruise Liner for two weeks before they were allowed to leave and be transferred back to the UK. Some 30 Brits and two Irish nationals faced a further two weeks quarantine on British soul.
A statement for the Department of Health website said ” Four further patients in England have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to thirteen.
The virus was passed on in the Diamond Princess cruise ship and the patients have been transferred from Arrowe Park to specialist NHS infection centres”.
It is believe that they have either been transferred to the Royal Liverpool Hospital or a hospital in Sheffield.
A representative from the Wirral Hospital confirmed the news stating ” I wanted to be the first to tell you that four of our guests have now tested positive for COVID-19. They have now been moved off site to an appropriate isolation facility.
” We always had a plan in place for this eventuality – and this has now been carried out successfully”
“I want to repeat and reassure that we are continuing to work with national experts from PHE at all times and they are on site, along with local infection control experts and other health care professionals”
“When guests arrived yesterday evening, we followed clear guidance in relation to infection prevention control. This was to minimise the chance of any infection spreading. Just to reiterate that our hospital is running as usual including all community led services.
“Please continue to help us to ensure that our patients are getting accurate informational on this situation and are attending appointments as usual.”