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Scots paramedics put in isolation after being exposed to coronavirus patient
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dailyrecord.co.ukTwo Scots ambulance workers were exposed to coronavirus after being sent to what they believed was a routine call.The crew had not been trained to deal with those suspected of having Covid-19 and had no protective equipment.
The patient later tested positive for the virus at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.The crew are now in isolation and their ambulance station was put in lockdown while a deep clean was carried out.Furious GMB union reps are demanding answers from the Scottish Ambulance Service, which they believe has left them exposed to the illness and grossly understaffed to manage it.A letter from GMB organiser Karen Leonard to the SAS highlighting the safety breach was sent just four days after she received one from chief executive Pauline
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