| Comment | My Mother works in the care sector. One of her client's is presenting the symptoms of Coronavirus (persistent dry cough, sore throat, headache, a rash). I'm not sure on her company's advice however - as they've been consistently behind the curve, and often coming across as naive about the situation - even after a few of the workers have presented symptoms themselves.
To me if you think someone has it then treat it as though they do. Given that the business centers on working with the vulnerable then they aught to be more concerned than they are. Those staff who have been in contact with the symptomatic individual may now be carriers themselves - leading to a spread to other service users and workers (some of whom work for other services in other areas of the care sector).
The Government's advice is purely to just put on PPE when in the same room as the symptomatic person. Which seems to ignore that the virus can be in the air for hours after a carrier's been in a room, along with surfaces (which admitedly workers are advised to clean down - though without wearing full PPE). It all seems short sighted and as though the Government and businesses are trying to maintain a pre-lockdown lifestyle, rather than having a firmer stance. |
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