Open AccessCOVID‐19, when fourteen days are not enough—A case series of affected healthcare workers
Author(s) -
Murphy Catherine,
Noonan Noirin,
O’Toole Eilis,
Plunkett Patrick,
Paula Colgan Mary,
Canning Caitriona,
Martin Zenia,
Hennessy Martina
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3705
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , workforce , health care , intervention (counseling) , work (physics) , family medicine , nursing , virology , economic growth , mechanical engineering , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , engineering , economics
We highlight the need for planning for mass workforce absentees as we prepare for subsequent surges. We suggest a multicomponent intervention including guiding return dates more by symptomatology and fitness for work rather than infectivity status.