Covid-19: FB page provides childcare for health staff

A new Facebook page has been created to link up childcare professionals and teachers with healthcare staff in need of support due to the Covid-19 outbreak.Katie Ann Nic An Mháistir from Mountbellew, Co Galway, is a primary school teacher who volunteered her services for free on the Facebook page.

Katie is one of a rapidly growing membership on a group called Covid-19 childcare for frontline staff. It was created by Helen Mallon, a crèche owner based in Kilkenny. Childcare professionals can register their location and availability and parents can register their childcare needs. There is a thread on the page for every county in Ireland.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

I know childcare is obviously required. That said, how is this working? Are the healthcare workers collecting their kids every night having spent entire days in hospitals potentially in contact with affected patients?

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