Health workers' unions are now demanding that members aged 55 and above be given leave until the coronavirus pandemic is contained. The officials included representatives from the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers, the Kenya National Union of Nurses, the Kenya National Union of Laboratory Officers, the Kenya National Union of Pharmaceutical Technologists, the Kenya Health Professionals Society and the Kenya Union of Nutritionists and Dietitians. They said 531 health workers have so far been infected while in the line of duty with seven having died from Covid-19. It was established that only 24.9 per cent of healthcare workers have had a two-day training on Covid-19. “This explains the surging numbers of infections among healthcare workers,” Gibore said.

Source: The Star July 26, 2020 20:03 UTC