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![From March to the end of May, at least 282 doctors in Switzerland were infected with corona.]()
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From March to the end of May, at least 282 doctors in Switzerland were infected with corona.
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![Only a third of all doctors working in Switzerland took part in the survey. The effective number is probably much higher.]()
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Only a third of all doctors working in Switzerland took part in the survey. The effective number is probably much higher.
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Philippe Rossier
![Masks are designed to prevent colleagues from catching each other.]()
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Masks are designed to prevent colleagues from catching each other.
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Philippe Rossier
![Hygiene measures are meticulously observed at Inselspital Bern.]()
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Hygiene measures are meticulously observed at Inselspital Bern.
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“None of those affected are suspected of being infected in the hospital, but rather everyone in the private environment,” it says on request.
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Between March and the end of May, 282 doctors tested positive for the coronavirus. This is the result of a survey by the professional association of Swiss doctors. 26 of the infected doctors had to be hospitalized. 15 of the positively tested showed no symptoms. The Swiss medical newspaper published the results of the survey.
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Almost a third of all doctors contacted by the association participated in the survey – a total of 12,111 of over 30,000 practicing doctors. The number of people suffering from Corona overall is therefore likely to be significantly higher. 60 percent of those questioned knew either a doctor or a healthcare professional who had the coronavirus.
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In March – at the height of the outbreak in Switzerland – a third of the doctors surveyed had to deal with a suspected corona patient or an infected person every other day. At the time there was a shortage of what should protect doctors: protective masks. 57 percent of the participating doctors spoke of poor or rather poor availability in the survey. In April, 40 percent believed this, and in May it was less than ten percent.
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“There is no separate procedure for medical professionals”
But what happens in a hospital when a doctor or nursing staff contract the virus?
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Alex Josty, Head of Communication at the Bern Island Hospital, says to BLICK: “There is no special procedure for medical professionals.” Doctors are treated like everyone else. If a doctor is infected, he follows the instructions of the Federal Office of Health and goes into quarantine. The same goes for people who may have infected them.
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However, the hospital and its staff are not significantly affected by this, Josty continues. With the hygiene measures applicable in the Inselspital, the risk of infection among each other is low. The distance rules apply – also in the break rooms. Wherever the minimum distance cannot be maintained, a mask is worn. The total failure of an entire ward due to an infected doctor is almost impossible.
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53 employees at the University Hospital Zurich Corona positive
Alex Josty also says: “We have 11,000 employees. There were doctors and nurses who were infected. » According to Josty, the Inselspital employees were not infected among themselves. The University Hospital Zurich also confirms Corona cases with doctors and nursing staff. With over 8,500 employees, 53 employees tested positive for the virus. Here, too, it says: “None of those affected are suspected to be infected in the hospital, but rather everyone in the private environment.”
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In the event of illness, contacts in private and professional settings are also traced in Zurich. “Only if the affected employee had unprotected contact with employees while working in the hospital are they sent to quarantine.” However, this is almost never the case, because strict hygiene and protective measures are also observed at the Zurich University Hospital.
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Thanks to the protection concepts, even corona-free patients up to now should not have to worry – even if an infected doctor has treated them. “This virtually eliminates the possibility of transmitting the pathogens from patient to employee and vice versa.” In the case of a “relevant contact”, that is to say a contact without a protective mask and distance, a quarantine is also imposed on patients.
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