SCREENING HOSPITAL STAFF WITH CORE SYMPTOMS MAY MISS CASES OF COVID-19.
- Resource Type
- letter
- Authors
- King, David; Yeomanson, Daniel
- Source
- Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health. Apr2021, Vol. 57 Issue 4, p595-596. 2p.
- Subject
- *COVID-19
*HOSPITAL personnel
- Language
- ISSN
- 1034-4810
SCREENING HOSPITAL STAFF WITH CORE SYMPTOMS MAY MISS CASES OF COVID-19 1 TableProportion of health-care workers (HCWs) testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) with core and enhanced symptoms. Health-care workers (HCWs) are at high risk for COVID-19 and contributing to transmission.1 Hospitals in the UK rapidly introduced screening to identify staff with COVID-19. [Extracted from the article]