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Coronavirus PPE breaches prompt warning from ‘flabbergasted’ WA Premier to COVID-19 workers
An “exasperated” WA Premier has issued a stern warning to frontline COVID-19 workers to avoid complacency, saying mistakes were “creeping in” after three PPE protocol breaches were discovered in connection to one patient.
Key points:
- Three workers did not wear full PPE in dealing with an infected traveller
- The Premier has told workers to “do the right thing” and follow the rules
- All three staff remain in hotel quarantine after being ordered there
An airport worker, a nurse and an ambulance officer all breached PPE protocols during the care and transport of a woman aged in her 80s who travelled from the UK last week.
Mark McGowan said staff across the board had done a “great job” over a long period of time, but he was “extremely disappointed”…
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