国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Many U.S. healthcare workers face COVID-19 safety challenges
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 1-- <span word="One">One</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>, <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="firefighter">firefighter</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>.</p><p><span word="Novel">Novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Nurses">Nurses</span> <span word="at">at</span> 139 <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="in">in</span> 13 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="states">states</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 95,540 <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Workers">Workers</span>' <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="optimal">optimal</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="protections">protections</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Nurses">Nurses</span> <span word="United">United</span> (<span word="NNU">NNU</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span>.</p><p><span word="NNU">NNU</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="optimal">optimal</span> <span word="Personal">Personal</span> <span word="Protective">Protective</span> <span word="Equipment">Equipment</span> (<span word="PPE">PPE</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="underscored">underscored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p><span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="testing">testing</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> (<span word="CDC">CDC</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 14, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 9,000 <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="April">April</span> 9. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undercount">undercount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Care">Care</span> <span word="Personnel">Personnel</span> (<span word="HCP">HCP</span>) <span word="accounted">accounted</span> <span word="for">for</span> 11 <span word="percent">percent</span> (1,689 <span word="of">of</span> 15,194) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="HCP">HCP</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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