Aussie health workers nearly three times more likely to contract COVID-19
The estimates by Kirby Institute are again raising questions over the adequacies of PPE
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Health workers in Australia are nearly three times as likely to contract COVID-19 than the general population, data from the first wave of the pandemic suggests.
Researchers estimated at least 536 health workers were infected between the date of Australia’s first confirmed case — 25 January — and the start of Victoria’s second stage 3 lockdown — 8 July.