Siptu also said it had received many contacts from members concerned at the planned reopening of their particular service and the potential for risk exposure if appropriate procedures were not put in place.
“While this figure may appear a low percentage of the overall tally, Siptu argues it represents a significant risk factor which should not have arisen if proper equipment and training was in place at the outset of the pandemic”. “Even those with the mildest of symptoms and effects at the time of infection, report that almost three months later, they feel that they are only close to full recovery now.” has suggested that the State should stockpile PPE to prepare for a possible second wave of the virus rather than “risk having to compete in a global scramble” for the equipment again.
The IMO notes some 30 per cent of healthcare worker cases were linked to an outbreak in a nursing home, residential institution or community hospital/long-stay unit, while only 8.6 per cent were linked to outbreaks in hospitals, which “is likely due to more robust supply chains for PPE in hospitals”.
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