Why did so many healthcare workers in Victoria catch COVID-19?
4 years, 4 months ago

Why did so many healthcare workers in Victoria catch COVID-19?

ABC  

Austin Hospital radiographer Bruno Treglia is one of more than 3,500 Victorian healthcare workers who contracted coronavirus during the state's second wave. Key points: Experts are concerned about the implications of so many healthcare workers becoming infected Access to better masks may have prevented some of these COVID-19 cases Healthcare workers are still concerned about the personal protection equipment and lack of fit testing being provided by health services He believes he caught the virus because of the type of mask he was wearing at work. Macquarie University Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, a leading health services and systems researcher, said that was a "big warning sign about the system and how well it's performing". The Austin COVID-19 unit's director, Associate Professor Jason Trubiano, said the hospital was fortunate to have had only a "very small number" of healthcare workers infected. "Whatever we have done in the past, we need to learn from it and improve drastically to prepare ourselves in case there is a third wave," said occupational hygienist Kate Cole.

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Hundreds of patients died after catching COVID in Victorian hospitals, new data shows
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundreds of patients died after catching COVID in Victorian hospitals, new data shows

ABC  

When Dean's* father was rushed to hospital with a bad case of gastro in February, he assumed he'd be back on his feet in a few days. "The numbers indicate that there is a big problem here — these infections and deaths are potentially preventable," said Associate Professor Suman Majumdar, chief health officer for COVID and health emergencies at the …

Too many patients are catching COVID in Australian hospitals, doctors say. So why are hospitals rolling back precautions?
1 year, 1 month ago

Too many patients are catching COVID in Australian hospitals, doctors say. So why are hospitals rolling back precautions?

ABC  

Steve Irons' older brother Jim was only supposed to be in hospital for a short while. But senior healthcare workers in several states say vulnerable people — including transplant and oncology patients and others with compromised immune systems — are contracting COVID because even basic precautions are not being taken: a consequence, they say, of hospitals' failure to address airborne …

Up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital in second wave of pandemic – study
1 year, 5 months ago

Up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital in second wave of pandemic – study

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The findings also point to ways we might be …

COVID-19 updates: Mandatory isolation comes to an end as Australia enters new phase of pandemic — as it happened
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 updates: Mandatory isolation comes to an end as Australia enters new phase of pandemic — as it happened

ABC  

*Sigh* — It looks like I'll be wearing an N95 for the foreseeable future. I haven't had covid yet and don't appreciate that people will be forced to work when sick as they won't receive paid leave- for their sake and for mine! Matthew Pickett — Absolutely crazy - look at what is happening in Europe and the USA now …

Victorian COVID-19 close contact exemption expands for more workers as Omicron wave rages
3 years, 2 months ago

Victorian COVID-19 close contact exemption expands for more workers as Omicron wave rages

ABC  

Thousands more Victorians will be able to go to work after being exposed to COVID-19 at home, as the state government tries to counter significant disruption to essential services caused by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Key points: Household contacts of COVID-19 cases who work in education, transport, utilities and emergency services will be able to go to …

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job
3 years, 2 months ago

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job

LA Times  

Daylong waits in the emergency room. State officials are attempting to address California’s staffing shortage through a sweeping policy change that allows asymptomatic healthcare workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to return to work immediately. The decision is “irresponsible and a huge mistake that will jeopardize everyone’s health,” said Rosanna Mendez, executive director of SEIU 121RN, a union …

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 861 as 37,994 new cases, 13 deaths reported
3 years, 2 months ago

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 861 as 37,994 new cases, 13 deaths reported

ABC  

The number of COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals has hit a new pandemic high, as the wave of Omicron infections continues to place pressure on the healthcare system. Key points: There are more than 170,000 active cases in Victoria, sending thousands of workers into isolation Health services are struggling to maintain staffing as COVID-19 hospitalisations continue to rise The Premier …

Victoria records 21,997 COVID-19 cases, six deaths and 631 hospitalisations
3 years, 2 months ago

Victoria records 21,997 COVID-19 cases, six deaths and 631 hospitalisations

ABC  

The number of patients with COVID-19 in Victorian hospitals has leapt to 631, as the state records 21,997 new cases and six further deaths. Key points: One in three Victorians getting a lab test are returning positive results The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital has risen by 115 since Tuesday Health services are struggling as hundreds of workers test …

Victoria records 17,636 COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, hospitalisations rise to 591
3 years, 2 months ago

Victoria records 17,636 COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths, hospitalisations rise to 591

ABC  

Elective surgeries in metropolitan Melbourne and major Victorian cities will be reduced as hospitals attempt to respond to heightened patient demand amid the surging Omicron wave. Key points: Nearly one in three Victorians being tested are returning positive results The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital has jumped by 75 in the past day A warning about ambulance delays was …

Reduced COVID-19 isolation for NSW healthcare staff a 'catch-up' measure to stop system 'collapsing'
3 years, 2 months ago

Reduced COVID-19 isolation for NSW healthcare staff a 'catch-up' measure to stop system 'collapsing'

ABC  

Tired and overworked healthcare workers in New South Wales were left with no choice but to support reducing the isolation rules for staff with no symptoms who had been deemed close contacts of COVID-19 cases. Key points: Expert says reducing isolation for asymptomatic healthcare staff made complete sense President of the doctors union says patients will not be put in …

Gippsland power industry workers and Esso staff test positive to COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Gippsland power industry workers and Esso staff test positive to COVID-19

ABC  

Seven workers across two power stations in Victoria's east have tested positive to coronavirus in the past week. Key points: In a separate cluster, a second person at Esso Australia's offshore oil and gas platform has contracted coronavirus Dozens of workers were evacuated and tested The cases come as the Latrobe Valley battles the biggest outbreak of COVID-19 in regional …

Alfred Hospital emergency department nurse captures 'confronting' scenes treating some of Melbourne's sickest COVID-19 patients
3 years, 5 months ago

Alfred Hospital emergency department nurse captures 'confronting' scenes treating some of Melbourne's sickest COVID-19 patients

ABC  

A white light illuminates the hospital corridor, and inside the room three clinicians in protective clothing hurry around a man lying in a bed. "You know, you could need five people for a COVID patient, but you might need 15 also for a sick trauma patient that's being actively resuscitated," she says. "At the moment we're looking at over 25 …

Victoria records 1,993 new cases as teenager among seven deaths
3 years, 5 months ago

Victoria records 1,993 new cases as teenager among seven deaths

ABC  

Victoria has recorded 1,993 COVID-19 cases and seven deaths. Key points: There have been 138 deaths in Victoria during the Delta outbreak An announcement about Melbourne's lockdown ending is expected this weekend The date for the Grand Prix has been announced for April 2022 after a two-year hiatus The new infections were detected from 79,214 test results and bring the …

Growing COVID outbreak strains Melbourne's hospitals, ambulance services
3 years, 5 months ago

Growing COVID outbreak strains Melbourne's hospitals, ambulance services

ABC  

Emma Mackey says she was in the worst pain she had ever experienced when she called an ambulance last month. "I called the ambulance at 7:40pm and I called them five times after then up until 11:30pm and they didn't turn up until 12:30am the next morning," she said. Learn from the UK, AMA says Meanwhile, The Australian Medical Association …

Victoria's COVID-19 outbreak grows, with 1,638 new cases and two deaths
3 years, 5 months ago

Victoria's COVID-19 outbreak grows, with 1,638 new cases and two deaths

ABC  

Victoria has recorded 1,638 new locally acquired COVID-19 infections and two deaths. Of the approximately 10,000 new cases recorded in the week to Tuesday, Acting Chief Health Officer Ben Cowie said 79 per cent were unvaccinated. "This is unfortunate, because it's despite the fact 87 per cent of the cases were eligible for vaccination at the time that they were …

ACT records 17 new cases of COVID-19, number infectious in the community 'of concern'
3 years, 6 months ago

ACT records 17 new cases of COVID-19, number infectious in the community 'of concern'

ABC  

The ACT has recorded 17 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19. Key points: Of the 17 new cases confirmed, at least 11 were infectious in the community The Australian Defence Force has now joined ACT Policing and NSW Police for a joint border patrol operation Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith warned a rumour that people could get a vaccine at Canberra …

Victoria records 603 new local COVID-19 cases, one death, as anti-mandatory vaccination protests reignite
3 years, 6 months ago

Victoria records 603 new local COVID-19 cases, one death, as anti-mandatory vaccination protests reignite

ABC  

In the past 24 hours, Victoria has recorded 603 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and one death. Key points: The state delivered 40,811 vaccine doses at state-run sites in the past 24 hours As many as 73.4 per cent of people in Victoria have received the first dose of the vaccine, and more than 44 per cent have received their …

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria's coronavirus crisis worsens as 246 new cases are recorded
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria's coronavirus crisis worsens as 246 new cases are recorded

Daily Mail  

Victoria recorded 246 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday - one more than Monday's figure - as the state rushes to vaccinate its Year 12 students before their end-of-year exams begin. Charlotte Sherlock, a Year 12 student at Brunswick Secondary College, rolled up her sleeve on Monday at the newly relocated Melbourne Museum vaccination site to promote the blitz. Only 90 …

Australia's COVID-19 Delta outbreak is pushing frontline hospital staff to the brink. These are their stories
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia's COVID-19 Delta outbreak is pushing frontline hospital staff to the brink. These are their stories

ABC  

Arriving for a shift in the intensive care unit at a Sydney hospital, Sarah* sees something that fills her with dread. "We know from previous COVID-19 experiences that with every day of high cases it will get worse one to two weeks down the track," she said. It's exhausting to hide part of yourself so that you can feel safe, …

NSW Health system stretched by COVID-19 Delta outbreak but Premier insists hospitals will 'cope'
3 years, 6 months ago

NSW Health system stretched by COVID-19 Delta outbreak but Premier insists hospitals will 'cope'

ABC  

The union representing health workers says the NSW Premier is "talking a big game" if she thinks the state's hospital system can withstand an expected increase in COVID-19 cases over the coming weeks. Key points: The Premier has warned October will be the state's worst month in case numbers The Premier has warned October will be the state's worst month …

Victorian nurse speaks of harrowing experiences in hospitals inundated with COVID-19 patients
3 years, 6 months ago

Victorian nurse speaks of harrowing experiences in hospitals inundated with COVID-19 patients

ABC  

A Western Health nurse working on the frontline sent an impassioned plea to Victorians at Monday's COVID-19 press conference, urging people to get vaccinated to protect the community. Key points: Kylie Fisher worries her team of nurses face a repeat of last year's COVID-19 emergency She urges those who are not vaccinated to make an appointment and get the jab …

Victoria records 45 new local COVID-19 cases, workers flying in to bolster hospital network
3 years, 7 months ago

Victoria records 45 new local COVID-19 cases, workers flying in to bolster hospital network

ABC  

Victoria will fly in 350 medical staff from overseas to ease the pressure on its weary health system, as doctors warn hospital staffing plans are urgently needed to prepare for the next phase of the pandemic. Key points: The staff will begin work across 30 health services by October The staff will begin work across 30 health services by October …

Victoria records 71 local COVID-19 cases, Melbourne told to consider 'soft lockdown'
3 years, 7 months ago

Victoria records 71 local COVID-19 cases, Melbourne told to consider 'soft lockdown'

ABC  

Premier Daniel Andrews has urged Victorians to get the vaccine available to them today, as the state grapples to pull its worsening Delta outbreak under control. Key points: The Premier said around 10,000 people were abandoning appointments each day He has urged everyone to head to the appointments and support the state in "vaccinating our way out of this" Epidemiologist …

COVID-19 vaccine yet to be taken up by one in five Adelaide health workers ahead of deadline
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine yet to be taken up by one in five Adelaide health workers ahead of deadline

ABC  

Authorities are driving an urgent push to vaccinate frontline doctors and nurses in South Australia, with mandatory vaccination requirements for COVID-19 staff due to start on August 4. Key points: New mandatory vaccination rules for health workers begin on August 4 Unvaccinated health workers will be moved to low-risk areas Nurse and doctor unions support the new rules The ABC …

New virus surge sends younger patients to Spain’s hospitals
3 years, 8 months ago

New virus surge sends younger patients to Spain’s hospitals

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Julio Miranda had never felt the threat of the coronavirus too close. “It’s only when the virus hits you that you take it much more seriously,” Miranda said this week from a hospital room overlooking Barcelona’s beachfront where he recovered after a week in intensive care, conscious but connected to a machine aiding his oxygen intake. Spain’s …

New virus surge sends younger patients to Spain's hospitals
3 years, 8 months ago

New virus surge sends younger patients to Spain's hospitals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It's only when the virus hits you that you …

Boss of Sydney aged care home at centre of COVID-19 outbreak praises unvaccinated staff for coming to work
3 years, 8 months ago

Boss of Sydney aged care home at centre of COVID-19 outbreak praises unvaccinated staff for coming to work

ABC  

The operator of a Sydney aged care home at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak says its "admirable" unvaccinated staff are still working there. Key points: There are five residents confirmed positive at the Baulkham Hills aged care centre 96 per cent of residents at the home are vaccinated The daughter of one man who tested positive is angry that …

Sydney aged care COVID-19 outbreak spreads, three residents test positive
3 years, 8 months ago

Sydney aged care COVID-19 outbreak spreads, three residents test positive

ABC  

The daughter of an elderly man who tested positive for COVID-19 in a Sydney aged care home says unvaccinated staff who brought the virus in are "a disgrace". Key points: The three residents have been taken to Westmead Hospital as a precaution Summit Care says 96 per cent of the 149 residents have been vaccinated The home is being cleaned, …

Queenslanders heading for three-day lockdown after unvaccinated hospital worker tests positive to COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Queenslanders heading for three-day lockdown after unvaccinated hospital worker tests positive to COVID-19

ABC  

Parts of Queensland will go into a three-day lockdown after an unvaccinated hospital worker, who was potentially infectious in parts of the state for over a week, tested positive for COVID-19. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent …

Victorian COVID-19 review finds 277 instances of patients catching virus in hospital
3 years, 9 months ago

Victorian COVID-19 review finds 277 instances of patients catching virus in hospital

ABC  

Victorian woman Jennifer Allison says watching her mother Lily dying after she contracted COVID-19 in hospital was traumatic. Key points: The Department of Health report found COVID-19 spread at 30 hospitals, mostly in outbreak hotspots in Melbourne's north and west Shared rooms, limited ventilation, unrecognised infections and high-risk behaviours including patient wandering were noted as risk factors The report noted …

Victoria's COVID lockdown set to be extended over rapid spread of the virus
3 years, 9 months ago

Victoria's COVID lockdown set to be extended over rapid spread of the virus

ABC  

The Victorian government looks set to extend the seven-day lockdown, due to end at 11:59pm on Thursday, amid growing fears about rapid transmission in settings "never seen before". Key points: Health officials and government ministers held talks about extending the lockdown last night Health officials and government ministers held talks about extending the lockdown last night Health experts say this …

What's next in Victoria's COVID crisis? Here are four things to watch
3 years, 9 months ago

What's next in Victoria's COVID crisis? Here are four things to watch

ABC  

Victorian health officials say the state is running neck-and-neck with this COVID-19 crisis and the next few days will be critical. Health officials are hoping to find out today whether the new case in a worker at the Arcare Aged Care home at Maidstone, in Melbourne's west, is linked to that case. Victorian COVID-19 snapshot Outbreak cases: 190 Outbreak cases: …

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of aged care workers back under review after referral by Health Minister Greg Hunt
3 years, 9 months ago

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of aged care workers back under review after referral by Health Minister Greg Hunt

ABC  

The medical experts helping guide Australia's coronavirus response have been asked to reconsider whether people working in residential aged care should be required to get the vaccine. Key points: An expert panel has been asked to reconsider the mandatory vaccination of residential aged care workers An expert panel has been asked to reconsider the mandatory vaccination of residential aged care …

Victoria announces fast-tracking of COVID vaccinations for aged care and disability workers
3 years, 9 months ago

Victoria announces fast-tracking of COVID vaccinations for aged care and disability workers

ABC  

The Victorian government has announced it will fast-track COVID vaccinations for aged care and disability workers as part of a five-day blitz. Key points: The vaccination drive will be from Wednesday, June 2 to Sunday, June 6 The vaccination drive will be from Wednesday, June 2 to Sunday, June 6 There are 10 vaccination centres across the state where workers …

Covid-19 Australia: The four 'high risk' Melbourne venues worrying Victorian officials the most
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: The four 'high risk' Melbourne venues worrying Victorian officials the most

Daily Mail  

A suburban butcher and a grocery store are among the four new 'high risk' venues added to Victoria's spiralling list of Covid-19 exposure sites. Anyone who shopped at the Thai Huy Butcher shop in Footscray in the city's inner-west between 1.40pm and 2.30pm on May 26 must get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days from the point of exposure. …

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of aged care workers back under review after referral by Health Minister Greg Hunt
3 years, 9 months ago

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of aged care workers back under review after referral by Health Minister Greg Hunt

ABC  

The medical experts helping guide Australia's coronavirus response have been asked to reconsider whether people working in residential aged care should be required to get the vaccine. Key points: An expert panel has been asked to reconsider the mandatory vaccination of residential aged care workers An expert panel has been asked to reconsider the mandatory vaccination of residential aged care …

The coronavirus mystery case that holds the key to Victoria getting on top of its outbreak
3 years, 9 months ago

The coronavirus mystery case that holds the key to Victoria getting on top of its outbreak

ABC  

It's been a week since four locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Melbourne's north were uncovered, ending three months of no community transmission across the state. Contact tracers are still trying to establish how a staff member at the Arcare Maidstone aged care facility in Melbourne's west, a woman in her 50s, picked up the virus. Mr Weimar indicated that test …

Victoria records five new locally acquired COVID-19 cases as Arcare Maidstone aged care worker tests positive
3 years, 9 months ago

Victoria records five new locally acquired COVID-19 cases as Arcare Maidstone aged care worker tests positive

ABC  

An aged care worker at a facility in Melbourne's west has been diagnosed with COVID-19, sending the home into lockdown. Key points: Contact tracers are yet to link the aged care worker to an existing case Contact tracers are yet to link the aged care worker to an existing case Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said 53 of the 76 …

Victoria enters COVID-19 lockdown as cases from Melbourne outbreak grow
3 years, 9 months ago

Victoria enters COVID-19 lockdown as cases from Melbourne outbreak grow

ABC  

The Victorian government has announced a seven-day lockdown in a bid to curb the state's growing coronavirus outbreak. Victoria's Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton, said it was "very reassuring" that all of the newly diagnosed cases are linked. "If we had the Commonwealth's vaccine program effectively rolled out, we may well not be here today talking about these circuit-breaker restrictions …

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far
3 years, 9 months ago

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far

ABC  

The next few days will be crucial to see how many new cases emerge from a cluster of coronavirus cases linked to Melbourne's northern and western suburbs. Genomic sequencing has confirmed the cases in the new cluster are all linked to the Wollert case but the "missing link" has not yet been found. Next, five new cases in the City …

Victorian man who tested positive for COVID–19 was on same flight as Adelaide hotel case
3 years, 10 months ago

Victorian man who tested positive for COVID–19 was on same flight as Adelaide hotel case

ABC  

South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says it is most likely a Victorian man, who tested positive to COVID-19 yesterday, caught it while staying in hotel quarantine in Adelaide. Key points: A Victorian man tested positive for COVID–19 after doing hotel quarantine in Adelaide He was on the same flight as another case at the hotel Hotel guests …

Just do us a favour and wear your masks, Delhi doctor writes in heartbreaking viral post. Read
3 years, 11 months ago

Just do us a favour and wear your masks, Delhi doctor writes in heartbreaking viral post. Read

India Today  

In a heartbreaking post on Instagram, a doctor from Delhi shared a “glimpse of the past two weeks” of her life and requested people to “just wear your masks when you are out” in the wake of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Dr Saandhra Sebastian, an anesthesiology resident based in New Delhi, shared a picture of a hospital ward in her …

Victoria records zero coronavirus cases as Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine rollout begins
4 years, 1 month ago

Victoria records zero coronavirus cases as Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine rollout begins

ABC  

An infectious diseases expert who was part of the team which treated Australia's first coronavirus patient has become the first person in Victoria to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Key points: Monash Health's Rhonda Stuart says it's "amazing" the vaccine is available a year after the first patients were treated About 12,000 doses of the vaccine are scheduled for rollout …

Victorian authorities race to investigate two new COVID-19 cases at 'hotbed' quarantine hotel
4 years, 1 month ago

Victorian authorities race to investigate two new COVID-19 cases at 'hotbed' quarantine hotel

ABC  

An urgent review into cases of suspected transmission of COVID-19 in Victoria's hotel quarantine system is underway, after a cluster of cases at a hotel near Melbourne Airport grew to three. Key points: Authorities say the latest cases were likely transmitted on one floor at the quarantine hotel Authorities say the latest cases were likely transmitted on one floor at …

Victoria announces coronavirus exposure sites after quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19
4 years, 1 month ago

Victoria announces coronavirus exposure sites after quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19

ABC  

A Victorian quarantine worker's positive COVID-19 test has authorities "assuming the worst", prompting them to list several locations in Melbourne's south-east as exposure sites. Key points: A 26-year-old quarantine hotel worker has tested positive for COVID-19 Officials are working with the man to learn about his movement and contact businesses and people he has been in contact with Anyone who …

Hospitals left short-staffed with half of all sickness absence linked to Covid
4 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals left short-staffed with half of all sickness absence linked to Covid

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Across England, the virus accounts for almost half of staff absences – 46,378 out of …

Rising coronavirus cases, limited staff take South Africa's hospitals to brink of collapse
4 years, 2 months ago

Rising coronavirus cases, limited staff take South Africa's hospitals to brink of collapse

ABC  

At the Retreat Community Health Centre in Cape Town, most patients who present with COVID-19 have mild symptoms. Key points: Doctors says South Africa's hospital system is on the brink of collapse Doctors says South Africa's hospital system is on the brink of collapse Healthcare workers are already having to decide who to allocate scarce resources to Healthcare workers are …

Thousands of L.A. healthcare workers sickened by coronavirus, worsening crisis in hospitals
4 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of L.A. healthcare workers sickened by coronavirus, worsening crisis in hospitals

LA Times  

Outbreaks among healthcare workers have hospitals stretched thin. “We’re going to continue to work with organizations across the county to ensure that healthcare workers at every location are protected,” L.A. County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said this week. Since the pandemic began, 28,448 healthcare workers and first responders have tested positive for the coronavirus in L.A. County, …

Coronavirus outbreak at Kaiser San Jose hospital infects 43 people
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak at Kaiser San Jose hospital infects 43 people

LA Times  

Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center is investigating an outbreak of the coronavirus in its emergency department that has infected at least 43 staff members. Hospital officials are investigating whether the outbreak was affected by a staff member appearing briefly in the emergency department on Christmas Day wearing an air-powered, holiday-themed costume. “Any exposure, if it occurred, would have been …

Health Care Workers Try To Bring COVID-19 Patients Joy, Less Isolation As Life Ends
4 years, 2 months ago

Health Care Workers Try To Bring COVID-19 Patients Joy, Less Isolation As Life Ends

NPR  

Health Care Workers Try To Bring COVID-19 Patients Joy, Less Isolation As Life Ends Enlarge this image toggle caption Nick Mott for NPR Nick Mott for NPR When the coronavirus hit the U.S., hospitals issued strict limitations on visitors. Enlarge this image toggle caption Nick Mott for NPR Nick Mott for NPR Respiratory therapist Mary Graham says all 265 health …

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