Tag Archives: Workers

Coronavirus: NHS workers’ lives at risk over PPE shortages, says BMA

Media playback is unsupported on your device NHS staff still do not have the protective equipment they need to treat coronavirus patients, medics have said. The British Medical Association (BMA) said doctors were putting their lives at risk by working without adequate protection. It comes as the health secretary said 19 NHS workers had died… Read More »

Grocery and pharmacy employees are ‘essential workers’ and must be protected | TheHill – The Hill

With the rapid spread of COVID-19 to every state, the country is facing an unprecedented health and economic emergency. The last few weeks have demonstrated that America’s pharmacy and grocery workers are on the front lines of the pandemic and play a critical role not just in the economy but in the healthy functioning and… Read More »

The battle to protect healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic – ABC News

As the U.S. combats the spread of the novel coronavirus, health care experts continue to debate how to best protect America’s protectors during a time when they are needed most. With masks and other supplies dwindling, public health experts are now balancing the need to keep healthcare workers on the front lines against the need… Read More »

5 healthcare workers sent home to ensure they didn’t contract coronavirus from patient – Los Angeles Times

Five employees at Good Samaritan Hospital in Silicon Valley were sent home for about two weeks after coming into contact with a patient with coronavirus. The patient, who had just traveled to Wuhan, China, where the outbreak started, wore a mask the entire time he was at the hospital, and was directed by health officials… Read More »

Loneliness is on the rise and younger workers and social media users feel it most, Cigna survey finds

It is often said that it’s lonely at the top, but loneliness on the job is a growing issue well beyond the corner office. American workers are feeling more isolated, and younger workers are experiencing loneliness more so than their older co-workers, according to a new Cigna study. Three out of every five adults, or… Read More »