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Coronavirus: 'Half of A&E team' off after positive tests Coronavirus: 'Half of A&E team' test positive
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About half of A&E consultants and nurses at a major Welsh hospital have tested positive for coronavirus and are off work, a doctor there has said. About half of A&E consultants and nurses at a major Welsh hospital have tested positive for coronavirus, a doctor there has said.
Consultant Tim Rogerson, from the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, appeared in a video on the Aneurin Bevan health board's Facebook page.Consultant Tim Rogerson, from the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, appeared in a video on the Aneurin Bevan health board's Facebook page.
Dr Rogerson is self-isolating and said he had "pretty much a full house" of coronavirus symptoms.Dr Rogerson is self-isolating and said he had "pretty much a full house" of coronavirus symptoms.
The health board area is one of the worst affected of the UK.The health board area is one of the worst affected of the UK.
It includes Newport, the Gwent valleys and Monmouthshire.It includes Newport, the Gwent valleys and Monmouthshire.
Dr Rogerson said: "We're probably up to around 50% of the consultant workforce at the Gwent in A&E, who have swabbed positive for coronavirus.Dr Rogerson said: "We're probably up to around 50% of the consultant workforce at the Gwent in A&E, who have swabbed positive for coronavirus.
"And a similar percent in our nursing team - which is probably inevitable, but it is proving a challenge when it comes to staffing the department, when we are facing these numbers coming through.""And a similar percent in our nursing team - which is probably inevitable, but it is proving a challenge when it comes to staffing the department, when we are facing these numbers coming through."
He added: "All staff on the various front lines are putting themselves into harm's way when we're dealing with patients who have coronavirus symptoms."He added: "All staff on the various front lines are putting themselves into harm's way when we're dealing with patients who have coronavirus symptoms."