Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Testing and Tracing

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Sure. Has that got something to do with the viral load they may have been exposed to because of the nature of their work? Is that a factor in how sick people get and how long they remain sick? I am just curious about that.

I will move to my second question. I totally agree with what Professor Mallon said about the footprint. We will be putting a square peg into a round hole with regard to capacity come September, if not before. To what extent does he believe issues like understaffing, the consequent long hours that people may have to work and the stretching of staffing are factors in the increase in infection rates among healthcare workers?

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