‘Common sense’ on working from home needed to ease pressure on NI hospitals

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Covid and flu are adding to healthcare stresses, with chief scientific officer urging the ill to isolate

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“It is not in anyone’s interests that infections like flu or Covid get spread rapidly through what can be a small workforce working closely together.” Northern Ireland’s health service has faced months of pressure, with hospitals dealing with capacity issues and patients in emergency departments facing long waits.

“The fact that they have Covid will make their stay longer and more complicated than it would otherwise be.Prof Young said the number of people with Covid was at the highest level since last winter. “For the vast majority of people Covid is a relatively minor, though by no means a trivial illness. Most of our population will have experienced Covid.

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