Call to protect hospital staff from coronavirus contamination
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#50V4Q)
Warning after contamination found across Wuhan hospital, with virus on much equipment
Scientists have issued an urgent call to protect health workers in hospitals after finding "extensive" levels of coronavirus contamination in specialist wards and intensive-care units and on equipment ranging from keyboards to gel hand sanitisers.
The widespread contamination was revealed by more than 600 swabs taken throughout a major hospital in Wuhan, China, as the outbreak swept through the city in February, with patients and visitors filling the wards and nearby waiting areas.
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