WASHINGTON: Forty healthcare workers were infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by patients at a single Wuhan hospital in January, a new study has found, underscoring the risks to those at the frontlines of the growing epidemic. Seventeen patients who were hospitalised for other reasons also became infected by the coronavirus. Of the 40 infected healthcare workers in the JAMA study, 31 worked on general wards, seven in the emergency department, and two in the ICU. Medical staff at the epicentre of the virus are overstretched and lack sufficient protective gear, the deputy governor of Hubei province admitted on Thursday. - AFPKeywords: Coronavirus, infections, healthcare workers, hospital, WuhanHighlight :point_up_2::point_up_2::point_up_2::point_up_2::point_up_2:

Source: New Strait Times February 08, 2020 03:22 UTC