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Still not enough Covid-19 testing for Cornwall’s frontline hospital workers, as 120 forced to stay home

Still not enough Covid-19 testing for Cornwall’s frontline hospital workers, as 120 forced to stay home

Posted By theboss on 16th April 2020

By Graham Smith Absenteeism at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, due to fears about the Covid-19 Coronavirus, is still running at nearly double its usual rate despite a government promise to…

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