Looking at the rate medical workers are contracting Covid-19 and...

Looking at the rate medical workers are contracting Covid-19 and it becomes obvious that a 15 minute test is needed to protect other medical staff and patients. The ability to stop the spread of Covid-19 into palliative care and other high risk areas is critical. This story today highlights the struggles that a 15 minute test could help overcome:

”It comes as 65 more healthcare workers were revealed to have tested positive to the virus on Friday and another outbreak spread through St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne.At least six staff at the hospital have tested positive to COVID-19 in the hospital's general medicine ward that provides care to immuno-comprised patients with complex multi-system disorders and single organ donation problems.Staff in the ward have been ordered to wear personal protective equipment at all times, with all patients to be treated as if they are COVID-19 positive."Contact tracing is underway and close contact staff are being placed in precautionary quarantine as that process continues based on potential exposure," the hospital said in a statement."To minimise risk to our patients and staff, we have commenced asymptomatic testing of all staff who work on this ward."

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