One in five Victorian health workers with COVID-19 'caught it at work'

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The warning comes as a major outbreak at Frankston Hospital reignites fears about the dangers of the virus spreading among medical staff working between hospitals.

Australia's peak hospital body has warned that more than one in five Victorian healthcare workers who have been infected with coronavirus caught it at work.

Eighteen patients and 14 staff were infected with Victorian health authorities now investigating whether the two Peninsula Health clusters are linked.Australian Hospitals and Healthcare Association chief executive Alison Verhoeven said the most recent Victorian health data she had obtained suggested 21 per cent of healthcare workers who contracted the virus had been infected at work.

Patients infected with the virus at the Golf Links Road Rehabilitation Centre, which provides medical treatment for patients needing palliative care or allied health services such as physiotherapy, were moved to Frankston Hospital. "At the end of July, we did see an increase in cases at our Golf Links Road facility due to a patient initially returning two negative results, and then later a positive result," Ms Topp said.

 

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Where did 4 in 5 catch it ?

Too bad none have a brain cell between them to use a tried, tested & safe treatment for COVID19. Doctors, nurses & frontline medical staff across the world are using Hydroxychloroquine as a prophylactic, as well as treatment for patients. Wake up!

The CCP is an evil organization that has brought devastation to all mankind!

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