Government ‘dismissed’ concerns over airborne Covid transmission, inquiry told
by Sarah Ward
Mar 20, 2024
3 minutes
The Scottish Government “dismissed” concerns about the airborne transmission of Covid during the pandemic, an inquiry has heard.
Colin Poolman, director of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Scotland, also paid tribute at the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry to the “ultimate sacrifice” made by health workers who lost their lives in the pandemic.
He told the inquiry that attempts were made from 2020 by the RCN to raise concerns about airborne transmission with the Scottish Government, due to considerations about personal protective equipment (PPE) and
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