10% of nurses have had Covid

Almost eight thousand nurses have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Portugal, which represents about 10% of the professionals enrolled in the Order, according to organization.

By TPN/Lusa, in COVID-19, News · 10 Sep 2021, 11:57 · 1 Comments

According to the Ordem dos Enfermeiros (OE), from March 2020 until July this year, there were "7,928 cases of infection of these health professionals", equivalent to "about 10% of registered nurses in the OE".

"It is clear why nurses need risk subsidy, something they still don't have," said President Ana Rita Cavaco, quoted in a statement.

According to the same source, in March the OE “requested the Ministry of Health for the number of nurses infected with covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic”, but “only now” received this information from the General Directorate of Health.

According to Ministry data, the National Health Service has about 49,000 nurses.

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Comments

Of course 10% of nurses have caught COVID. The COVID numbers show that 10% of the population have had COVID.
All this article proves is that protective gear and regular hand washing does little to help.

By Michael from Algarve on 11 Sep 2021, 09:08