Health
Hospital cleaners more exposed to COVID-19 than ICU doctors – Al Jazeera English
UK study says allocation of PPE led to higher risk among professional and social groups than prioritised ICU workers.
Intensive care medics were significantly less likely to have been infected with COVID-19 than cleaners and other healthcare workers in departments deemed lower risk, according to a study of several British hospitals.
The research, carried out at the peak of the pandemic, also found that people of Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds were nearly twice as likely to have been infected as white colleagues.
It follows several studies suggesting race, income and allocation of personal protec…
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