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Our Own is a 2004 Russian drama film directed by Dmitri Meskhiyev.

Asymptomatic nursing staff unknowingly spread coronavirus

Nov 27,2023 6:31 pm

Care home provider MHA told Newsnight almost 45% of residents had a positive test were asymptomatic.

a Large number of employees would have, unknowingly, the spread of coronavirus by the nursing homes, the UK's largest non-profit care home provider.

data from the MHA shows, 42% of employees who were recently tested positive, not symptoms.

Almost 45% of residents had a positive test were asymptomatic.

MHA works in England, Scotland and Wales, and has been fully tested, employees, and residents in 86 of its 90 homes So Far .

A Department of health and Social Care spokesman said: "Our priority is to ensure that nurses and those who care protected the needy, and the latest statistics show that over 60% of the nursing homes had no outbreak at all.

"We have a comprehensive support package for The Residents and the staff, including a £600m Infection control, Fund, Test, regardless of whether or not you have symptoms, and a named clinical lead in place to support every care home.

"We recognize more must still be done, and have £3. 2 billion available to local authorities, the additional pressure of coronavirus. "

in total, 7% of the MHA staff and 13% of The Residents receive a positive test result.

Routine testing is Not Yet underway.

MHA CEO Sam Monaghan told BBC Newsnight: "It is not hard to Imagine That a lot of people can't die ended to have, if we had a test sooner and we would have to manage in a better position to, Infection control in our homes. "

In may, Professor John Newton of Public Health England, said it would be "premature" to introduce weekly studies of the nursing home, employees and residents.

Instead, the government has promised a universal test for all care homes in England until the beginning of June.

Many of the social area have complained that Not Yet happened.

Mr Monaghan continued: "I think it is not very difficult to see that the only way they can have come into our homes by the employees of the picking, but only through the community contacts would have.

"I think that is what worry is so hard for all of our employees, because they. But if you don't know you contract The Virus , how you can handle it?

"We lobbied from the start that routine testing was absolutely crucial in terms of managing an effective Infection control in our homes. The government does not always offer that.

"What do you say to the precious people who live and work in care settings to test that it is 'premature', you a week when Premier League footballer, a test is offered, not just once, but twice a week?"

The government promised a universal test for all care homes in England from the beginning of June

the ONS figures show that More Than a quarter of all coronavirus deaths in England and Wales occur in nursing homes.

MHA has in common with Newsnight his reporting of suspected cases and confirmed cases.

398 people died in their nursing homes since the beginning of The Crisis , says. Three MHA staff also succumbed to The Virus .

So Far , 930 people have recovered suspected or confirmed Covid-19.

This data also shows less than half of the inhabitants died, a test always came.

Heather Grange care home in Burnley, lost 10 inhabitants. Only four were tested for coronavirus.

Manager Mark Quarmby, said: "Once The Virus is pressed into the Hand got some of our residents, it was relentless. We would see cases where the people were literally some of the symptoms that passed on a Friday, and on Tuesday, they would.

"It was not a test. Actually, I had a conversation with Public Health England and asked for tests. I was categorically told that there is no testing for nursing homes in The North -West. We were on Our Own .

"The early warning that the test could have changed the results. People lived for The Next two, three, four, five years, could have. It makes me very sad. "

Public Health England, said he "worked with Heather Grange care home, and local partners to provide appropriate advice and support to minimise the spread of Covid-19. The test was arranged, in accordance with the policy at the Time ".



boris johnson, contact tracing, coronavirus pandemic, coronavirus testing, care homes

Source of news: bbc.com

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