The absence of covid-19 testing for NHS staff is causing huge workforce shortages by forcing doctors to self-isolate even if they do not have the virus, the head of the BMA has warned. The government’s advice is for people with covid-19 symptoms to stay at home for seven days, but for all other household members who remain well to isolate for 14 days. The BMA council chairman, Chaand Nagpaul, said that the lack of testing for staff was “counter-intuitive” as it was likely to be forcing more staff than necessary to stay away from hospitals and GP surgeries because they do not know if they are infected. …

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Covid-19：BMA负责人警告说，“不合逻辑”的测试不足导致健康的员工自我隔离

BMA负责人警告说，由于缺乏针对NHS员工的covid-19测试，即使医生没有病毒，也迫使医生进行自我隔离，导致劳动力严重短缺。政府的建议是让患有covid-19症状的人在家里呆7天，而对所有其他保持隔离状态14天的家庭成员。BMA委员会主席Chaand Nagpaul表示，缺乏对工作人员的测试是“违反直觉的”，因为这可能迫使更多的工作人员离开医院和GP手术，因为他们不知道自己是否被感染。…