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Coronavirus: London technology firm offering free help to move workers online
Andrew Schiestel the President of TBK and Kylie McConnell, the Director of Accounts announced that they would help companies set up to have employees work from home. TBK is a marketing and software company in London. Photograph taken on Monday March 16, 2020. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press) Businesses needing staff to work remotely during …
UCSD Health Workers Voice Concerns Over Coronavirus Protective Equipment – NBC 7 San Diego
Employees at UC San Diego Health voiced concerns that they’re not being given the equipment they need to keep them safe as they treat patients with COVID-19. “We are in close contact with patients at all times, so it is absolutely essential that we have the highest level of personal protective equipment,” said Michael Kennedy, …
Coronavirus: Pentagon Bans Domestic Travel For Military, Civilian Workers : Shots
An employee cleans seats Friday at Logan International Airport in Boston. On Friday, the Pentagon ordered most of its military and civilian personnel to halt domestic travel in the U.S. beginning Monday. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images An employee cleans seats Friday at Logan International Airport …
China turns to technology to track movements of returning workers and residents
As the coronavirus outbreak appears to subside in China and economic activity picks back up, authorities are harnessing technology to track and monitor millions of returning workers, potential remaining sickness cases and residents still in quarantine. The methods help the government keep tabs on an unwieldy number of people, and allow data to be shared …
U.S. airport screeners, health workers plagued by fear and anger as coronavirus spreads
(Reuters) – As coronavirus cases exploded across the world, federal medical workers tasked with screening incoming passengers at U.S. airports grew alarmed: Many were working without the most effective masks to protect them from getting sick themselves. FILE PHOTO: People load personal protective equipment and other supplies into a back side entrance of the Life …
Health workers on the front lines of coronavirus outbreak concerned about supplies, staffing
PORTLAND, Ore — An Oregon health care worker under quarantine after potential contact with a patient who tested positive for coronavirus is concerned about hospital safety measures. The employee, who asked to remain anonymous, is one of dozens of employees at Kaiser Permanente’s Westside Medical Center told to stay home in self-isolation for 14 days. …
Workers repair Waterville water main break off Kennedy Memorial Drive
WATERVILLE — A water main break at the entrance to Shaw’s Plaza off Kennedy Memorial Drive has been repaired and service restored. Roger Crouse, general manager of the Kennebec Water District, said the work was completed around 9 p.m. Tuesday and cleanup continued for the next couple of hours. “As usual, our crew performed admirably …
Coronavirus live updates: Cases surge again in China; more than 1,700 medical workers infected
The latest: With another 5,000 reported Friday, the number of cases in mainland China has now surged past 63,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the 15th case of coronavirus in the United States. Are you in isolation or quarantine because of the coronavirus? We want to hear about it. Have you seen …
China says 1,716 health workers infected by coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: Medical workers in protective suits work inside an isolated section at a community health service center, which has received patients with mild symptoms caused by the novel coronavirus and suspected patients of the virus, in Qingshan district of Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 8, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS BEIJING (Reuters) – China …
Violence Against Healthcare Workers Continues Despite Hospital Safety Law – NBC Bay Area
They treat us when we’re sick, but now medical workers say they fear for their own health and safety after a rash of assaults at California hospitals. Employees working in healthcare are four times more likely to experience workplace violence than other private employees according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A recent …