Paramedics being put at risk as callers lie about coronavirus symptoms

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Paramedics being put at risk as callers lie about coronavirus symptoms
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Those calling 111 or 999 are not being truthful with call operators meaning frontline medics are put in an 'incredibly unfair' situation, the Welsh Ambulance Service has said

An ambulance service has warned paramedics are being put at risk because people are failing to disclose that they have coronavirus symptoms.

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