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The BC Nurses’ Union says the safety and security of nurses and frontline health care workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic is being neglected by health employers and the government. The union . . .
KTW about the issue. “It is concerning for the nurses because so many of them have been exposed and infected, many of them are waiting to find out if they will test positive for COVID and, of course, they are greatly concerned about whether they have brought this virus home to their family or out into the community,” Sorensen said.
KTW spoke to two hospital staff and agreed to source anonymity. One nurse is among health-care workers tested for the virus due to the outbreak. “It’s kind of part of the job, but at the same time, it’s scary,” the nurse said.
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