Isolating healthcare workers still required to return to work early if asymptomatic to avoid staff shortages

Image: Shutterstock/ToKa74 Image: Shutterstock/ToKa74 HEALTHCARE STAFF DESIGNATED as close contacts of a confirmed Covid-19 case could still be required to return to work early if asymptomatic, even as the pressures on Irish hospitals drop.“This guidance is reviewed weekly and there is no plan to remove the requirement for derogation of essential workers at present,” a spokesperson said.

The measure was introduced during the crisis in a bid to avoid vast swathes of the workforce being forced to self-isolate at a time of unprecedented pressure on the Irish health service. Many areas are experiencing a shortage of HCWs as a result of COVID-19 and the requirement for HCW to self isolate or restrict movements. This measure is in place to mitigate the risks in the direct provision of services for patient in critical areas within services while also ensuring on-going staff safety.

From Monday, Covid-19 restrictions will be significantly loosened after hospitalisation rates and the number of people in ICU dropped.

Secretly working towards a herd immunity stratigy? If one was looking for a conspiracy that HSE stratigy is to continue a certain level of infection as part of the infamous unpalatable stratigy of letting enough people get sick to reach the 'Herd Immunity' point this is it

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