Shortened shift for health workers eyed to reduce coronavirus infection risk

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The DOH is considering shortening the work hours of healthcare workers who are on the frontlines of the war on COVID-19 to lessen the risk of infection. | DYGalvezINQ

Based on the latest DOH data,, Twenty six have since died. Nineteen of the 26 casualties were doctors.

Vergeire contested claims that the high infection rate of healthcare workers stemmed from the lack of personal protective equipment , saying that some of the healthcare workers contracted the disease outside of their workplaces.

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