NewsColony FDA authorizes first 2 coronavirus tests to measure antibody levels EMTs cleanse their materials outside Memorial West Hospital where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are treated, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, on July 13. Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters/FILE Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for patients with Covid-19 isn’t enough to completely eliminate the threat from the virus for frontline workers, according to a new study from King’s College London. Health care workers with adequate gloves, gowns and face masks, still had 3.4 times the risk of contracting the coronavirus compared to the general population, the study found, and minority health care workers had an even greater risk of testing positive. African American, Latinx and other minority care providers were 5 times more likely to contract Covid-19 than their White counterparts, the study found. “A little over 20 percent of front-line health-care workers reported at least one
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