Some healthcare workers living away from home to keep their families Covid-19 safe | 7.30

When hospital staff become infected with the coronavirus, the ripple effect can be huge. In Tasmania’s north-west, two hospitals were forced to shut after a cluster of positive cases was identified. Some healthcare workers are now taking the precaution of living away from home to keep their families safe.

Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-12/healthcare-workers-moving-out-of-home-to-fight-coronavirus/12168032

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In This Story: COVID-19

Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.

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The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

  • a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
  • a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
  • shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)

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