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Reuters speaks to Nurses about Covid-19 testing

April 9, 2020

U.S. nurses who can't get tested fear they are spreading COVID-19 Reuters

Rapid testing of all hospital employees could possibly decimate the workforce by revealing asymptomatic infected workers, several healthcare workers told Reuters. But it would also protect colleagues, patients and family members.

“It’s scary to come home and not know if you’re bringing it home to your family,” said Sydnie Boylan, a nurse at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles.