New Delhi: Some examples of Covid Cluster infections against doctors and other health staff in hospitals throughout Bengal, especially in Kolkata, have threatened to bring their knelt health care services, reported Sumati YengHom.
This has encouraged the state government to consider shortening the mandatory isolation period for infected health workers from 10 days to five, so they can rejoin as soon as possible.
Even when infected health workers are most infected (doctors, nurses, and support staff) do not require hospitalization at this time, officials are afraid of the labor crisis as infected staff entered into isolation.
The Ministry of Health has even asked the hospital to consider reducing planned operations if they have labor problems because of clusters infection.
In the US, which has seen vertical vertical hikes in the past few days, the control centers and prevention of disease have recommended reducing the isolation period to five days for those who do not need hospital care.