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An Emergency Medicine Consultant In Cork Says He's In Favour Of Testing Frontline Medical Staff For Covid-19 Every Week

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

12:40 11 Apr 2020


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Dr. Chris Luke has returned to work at the Mercy University Hospital

It's after the government called on retired front line staff and those not working in the Irish Healthcare system to sign up and be 'on call for Ireland'.

Irish healthcare staff have been disproportionately impacted by Covid-19 with medical staff accounting for around one quarter of all confirmed cases.

Speaking to RedFM News, Dr Chris Luke outlines the case for testing staff:

An Emergency Medicine Consultant In Cork Says He's In Favour Of Testing Frontline Medical Staff For Covid-19 Every Week

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