U.S. Health Workers Responding to Coronavirus Lacked Training and Protective Gear Whistle-Blower Says

Team members were not properly trained, lacked necessary gear and moved freely around and off military bases where Americans were quarantined, a complaint says.

U.S. workers without protective gear assisted coronavirus evacuees HHS whistleblower says

Coronavirus whistleblower says U.S. health workers who had contact with quarantined Americans lacked training and gear

A senior staffer at Health and Human Services said a government team sent to help process American coronavirus evacuees didn't have the training or equipment for the assignment, the Washington Post reported.

HHS whistleblower claims US workers received coronavirus evacuees without proper precautions

A whistleblower at the Department of Health and Human Services is seeking federal protection after complaining that more than a dozen workers who received the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, lacked proper training or protective gear for coronavirus infection control.

US workers didn't have proper gear to work with coronavirus evacuees HHS whistleblower claims

US Health Workers Contacting With Wuhan Evacuees Were Exposed To Coronavirus Whistleblower Alleges

The United States health workers who were assigned to meet the first cohort of evacuees from the coronavirus (COVID-19) hit Wuhan city in China were themselves exposed to the deadly virus, a whistleblower has alleged. What Happened The Department of Health and Human Services didn't provide protective gear to the workers or give them any infection-related training, a senior HHS official has alleged in a complaint filed with the Office of the...

Coronavirus live updates: US workers didn't have proper gear to work with evacuees whistleblower says

A whistleblower claims HHS employees weren't prepared to work with evacuees, another Diamond Princess passenger has died, and more coronavirus news.

Coronavirus Impacting Medical Staff: 124 UC Davis Health Care Workers Put In Self-Quarantine

Medical professionals on the frontline of the coronavirus are concerned about their own health.

Several young doctors in China have died of the coronavirus. Medical workers are far more vulnerable to infection than the general population.

Older people are the most likely to die from the coronavirus. But overworked, under-protected healthcare workers are at risk, too.

Gig workers face the spread of the new coronavirus with no safety net

Some workers here who provide on-demand rides and delivery services, but are independent contractors without many protections, are bracing for the spread of the novel coronavirus.

France’s Louvre Museum closes because workers are fearful of getting coronavirus from tourists

The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France’s Louvre Museum on Sunday, with workers fearful of being contaminated by the museum’s international visitors.

Avoiding Coronavirus May Be a Luxury Some Workers Can’t Afford

A sick day? Remote work? Not so easy if your job is at a restaurant, a day care center or a construction site.

Authorities announce 2nd coronavirus death; two California healthcare workers test positive

Researchers said the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected.

Thai man dies from coronavirus infection complications

A Thai man has died from complications doctors say were due to the deadly coronavirus, though health officials were reluctant Monday to conclusively confirm the cause of his death. But health officials on Monday pushed back against classifying the man's death as a coronavirus fatality.

Louvre Museum Closed as Management Workers Meet Over Coronavirus Risks

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Retired health workers: would you return to work to help with coronavirus?

We’d like to hear from retired doctors and nurses about their views on returning to work to help out with coronavirus

Qatar MotoGP race cancelled due to Coronavirus travel restrictions; Thai GP postponed

Rwanda is training health workers for an interconnected world

Coronavirus: iPhone and Samsung factories shut down after workers infected with deadly virus

Singapore's Bangladeshi workers have eyes on home as coronavirus shakes community

35-year-old Thai Man Dies from Complications due to Coronavirus Infection Say Doctors

Coronavirus cases among health workers climb underscoring the chaos on an outbreak’s front lines

Coronavirus USA Update: Virus-exposed Health Workers Moved Freely In Public Whistle Blower Reveals

Thai government measures budget bill to help economy weather coronavirus: central bank chief

Coronavirus: most of Hong Kong’s 180000 civil servants return to offices but concerns persist about lack of protection for workers

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Coronavirus: Thai police raid recycling factory that sells used face masks as new

Lack of preparedness puts US health care workers at greatest risk from coronavirus

Coronavirus: Up to fifth of UK workers 'off sick at same time'

Schools may close and police may need to focus on serious crimes if virus takes hold, government says.

Thai government arrests woman accused of spreading coronavirus scare stories

Thai government officials on Tuesday (March 3) raided the home of a woman alleged to have spread coronavirus scare stories. Puttipong Punnakan, the country's Digital Economy and Society minister, along with police swooped on the home of Yupares Ngothirach in the capital Bangkok at around 11am local time. The saleswoman allegedly wrote on February 22 on Twitter that ''40 staff'' near her shop had been infected with the deadly covid-19 coronavirus. Yupares tweeted: ''Oh my god. At the shopping mall near my place, there are 40 staff members who were infected from the coronavirus and they are now quarantined.'' Puttipong Punnakan, the country's Digital Economy and Society minister, with technology crime police officers raided her apartment in the Huai Khwang district. The digital minister Puttipong Punnakan said: "The woman is believed to have posted claiming that there were people at the mall have been infected from the virus. "She will be prosecuted for spreading fake online news according to the legislation." Police officers from Technology Crime Suppression Division said they identified the alleged fake news spreader from her online profile. Officers handed Yupares a warrant to search the house and seized her mobile phone. A spokesman said: "After we have done the footprint identification for several days, we were assured that the account was Yupares. She will be invited to the cyber security office for further investigation." Yupares said she was using the Twitter app and found one tweet related to the infection of the deadly virus nearby her area. She said: "I just wanted to warn my 7,000 followers about the virus. I did not think it was fake news because I just saw some tweets on my feed and shared it." The digital minister said there is another case in Rayong, eastern Thailand, and will be later led to the TCSD office. He added: "The team is also following other cases and we will reach the person soon. We want to recommend everyone was receives news from the internet to check the facts before sharing it. "

UK coronavirus LIVE: Outbreak could see a fifth of UK workers off as Boris Johnson unveils battle plan

The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has jumped to 51 as Boris Johnson unveiled his battle plan to deal with the outbreak.  As Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced 12 more UK cases, the Government's plan to tackle Covid-19 suggested that the outbreak could lead to a fifth of workers being absent. It could also cause the police to drop low-priority cases and force the NHS to delay non-urgent care .

Coronavirus: no state sick pay for ‘self-isolating’ workers

Coronavirus: no state sick pay for ‘self-isolating’ workers