Doctors or soldiers? Romanian healthcare professionals on the front line
Ilie, Laura-Maria ; Cassonnet, Florentin
2020
22
20-23
epidemic disease ; healthcare worker ; unsafe working conditions ; trade union document
Occupational risks
English
Ill.;Photos
"Dispatched to the “front line” in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic without personal protective equipment, Romanian healthcare professionals have paid dearly for such inadequacy: Romania has one of the highest rates of infection among medical staff across Europe. The state and hospitals alike had an obligation to provide staff with the means to protect themselves. But although many of Romania's doctors and nurses are outraged at having been so fundamentally exposed, few of them dare to lodge a complaint."
Digital;Paper
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