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PPE-wearers 'at low risk' of contracting Covid-19

Colleagues of coronavirus patients don't necessarily need test

Colleagues of those who've tested positive for coronavirus don't need a test if they've been wearing full PPE.

That's according to the Island's health minister, who says his department is focussed on targeted rather than routine testing.

David Ashford says anti-body testing would be more useful to check those who work alongside someone who has Covid-19, but that a reliable test isn't available yet.

However, he says personal protective equipment means not everyone needs to be tested:

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