Call for widespread testing of key health workers

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Coronavirus: Call for widespread testing of all key health workers

"Huge numbers of people will die and the only thing that will have any impact on this impending catastrophe is slowing the spread of this virus.

"This is the week that the most people who are infected without knowing it will cause the virus to spread." She added:"What you do today will affect the intensive care unit beds in the hospitals in the next two to three weeks.Health Minister Robin Swann has confirmed childcare would continue for parents who are key workers and have childcare needs.

Some schools will reopen on Monday for the children of key workers, with the Department of Education issuing fresh guidance sayingMr Swann said officials in his department were working on guidance for daycare facilities, childminders and parents.Hastings Hotel Group has said it has rescinded redundancies given to staff earlier in the week. Trade union Unite had criticised the firm for the lay-offs which, it said, came after the.

One of the world's biggest makers of life-saving ventilators, Medtronic, is to more than double the 250-strong workforce at its Galway plant to meet the huge rise in demand.

 

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Can teachers be tested? We are still working with children of healthcare workers.

Wonder what happens if any individual doesn’t want to be tested?

Teachers too!!

look! is it not just plain common sense to protect our health workers? 100+% backing to them all. they should've been the first port of call at the very start of the outbreak. more proof of mishandling from this incompetent government, still lets learn and move forward.

About time whose to know if those with mild or no symptoms aren't spreading it around the wards.

Give them the cash to go for a private test if there aren’t any available. That £360 per head will save countless lives. matthancock Jeremy_Hunt

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