Doctors get extra holidays to say ‘thanks’

Queensland Minster for Health Steven Miles announces the leave as he unveils 'Health Heroes Week' to mark doctors' and nurses' efforts in the pandemic
Queensland Minister for Health Steven Miles.
Queensland Minister for Health Steven Miles.

Doctors and nurses are to be given two days’ pandemic leave as a way of saying thanks for their work during the COVID-19 crisis in Queensland. 

Along with extra leave, the state’s Minister for Health Steven Miles also announced a ‘Health Heroes Week’ to mark the efforts of those who helped get the state to zero cases.