“The infection occurred while dispensing my official duties,” Dr Mwachonda said in a statement that also alluded to a lack of adequate protection for front-line healthcare workers. For healthcare workers, it is not just them who are at risk, but their immediate families too. After just weeks of trial, this was abandoned and soon, healthcare workers became part of transmission chains. One of her friends who turned out positive had spent a weekend in the health worker’s household. Putting their lives on the line for the greater good is a sacrifice that many health workers are confronting every day.

Source: Standard Digital July 31, 2020 21:00 UTC