Sergio de-Mello today, Thursday, April 16, 2020 while implementing disinfection and sterilization campaign in al-Al-Alad refugee camp in Abu Ghraib district, west of Baghdad, in coordination with the staff of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Iraq - monitoring section faced a suspected infection case of Coronavirus by one of the camp residents.
Sergio de Mello team and after collecting information on the situation from the surrounding residents, it became clear that a 25-year-old, who lives in the camp, went to the center of Baghdad six days ago and after returning and 48 hours later his health worsened and It is still deteriorating, his neighbors more than one source confirmed that he is currently suffering from high temperature accompanied by bouts of dry cough and a general weakness numbness of feet, loss of balance and bouts of shortness in breath and diarrhea forced him three days ago to stay bed rid, according to information said that his family and surroundings are passing on samesymptoms.
The team responded in coordination with Mr. Wissam al-Rubaie in the High Commission for Human Rights. The called successively the police to rescue the young men infected, emergency ambulance and crisis department, and a force of the Iraqi army was moved within the province of its responsibility and a crew of military doctors and an immediate ambulance detachment. This is all as happened after the refusal of his relatives to provide any information about his whereabouts. Despite the appeal of the team members explaining the dangers of being infected with the new coronavirus for their families either or for the camp and a statement that he needs the immediate transfer of specialized hospitals to stand up and confirm his health and treatment, the team was answered by a strong rejection. Finally, the team decided to go with the legal way by reporting to the official authorities without referring to his relatives, and on this basis security and medical action was carried out by the government authorities to take action.
According to the case the team directly, implemented his plan in response to the emergency threat and sudden situation where all habitats surrounding the infected were after all the team cleared and sterilized with the use of sodium hypochlorite 4.5% by a reduction rate of 1:8.
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