Scotland Coronavirus Covid-19 show death testing Scotland

One third of NHS Lanarkshire staff have tested positive for coronavirus

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A third of all NHS Lanarkshire staff probed for coronavirus have tested positive for the disease.Those figures come as the Scottish government was criticised over the speed at which testing for frontline staff was made available.Further criticism has also been aimed at the governing SNP over the provision of lifesaving personal protective equipment (PPE) for key workers.The true price being paid by frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19 was laid bare by NHS Lanarkshire this week, showing almost 300 (288) of the near 900 (868) medical staff tested had the disease.The health board’s clinical director for occupational health, Dr Soodesh Reetoo, estimated the testing had “saved nearly 6000 work days” by ensuring staff did not

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