Rhun ap Iorwerth MS renews calls for ‘Green’ COVID-free hospitals
Responding to the news that there were nearly 200 cases of hospital-acquired coronavirus cases in the last week, Plaid Cymru Shadow Health Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth MS said,
“If we were ever in doubt about the severe strain Wales’ health service is under as a result of the pandemic, today is another wake-up call. After the emerging of the seven-fold increase in waiting lists, and a Macmillan report showing deeply concerning backlogs to cancer services, we now find out that nearly 200 patients have contracted Coronavirus in our hospitals in the last week.
“People must have confidence that Government is doing all it can to urgently provide ‘Green’ COVID-free, or ‘COVID-light’ sites for diagnosis and treatment. And given how quickly the virus can spread when it gets into health and care settings, they must have confidence also in steps taken to keep the virus out in the first place. I don’t want people who may need treatment deciding to stay away, shoring up more serious problems for themselves and the health service.”
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