The vast majority of people testing positive for coronavirus will recover. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness get better in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover.
Governor Ned Lamont told MSNBC that Danbury Hospital has 200 nurses on furlough because they were in contact with someone who tested positive. That's actually the case for Nuvance Health, the health system that spans western Connecticut and the mid Hudson Valley and includes Danbury Hospital.
Lamont says testing capacity is going up, but only incrementally. He added that the wave of patients is only a week or two away.
Nuvance officials say they have capacity at Danbury Hospital to treat illness and injury including COVID-19--and continue to take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of staff and patients.
Nuvance has announced a Visitor Policy for the new coronavirus outbreak. Effective immediately, no visitors are allowed. There are exceptions for Active Labor and Delivery. The patient can have one support person during labor and delivery. Pediatric, NICU, and Nursery patients are limited to two parents or guardians per day. Extenuating circumstances may include: end-of-life care, life-threatening admission to the hospital, legal guardian required or interpreter required.
Because of the COVID-19 testing site, Locust Avenue in Danbury will be closed at the intersections of Hospital Avenue and Osborne Street. Patient access to the Stroock Building at Danbury Hospital will be limited to a single, controlled access point at the intersection of Hospital Avenue and Locust Avenue. Patients will not be able to access the Stroock Building for medical appointments at Hospital Avenue and Osborne Street. Employees should also avoid the immediate area and enter the Gold and Red parking garages from the Danbury Hospital Medical Arts Center entrance on Osborne Street.
The detours and road closure will be in effect between 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Saturday.
