Health Officials Let Workers Stay on Job Even With Positive Test
2022-01-17
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1As more people around the United States test positive for COVID-19, leaders of healthcare organizations and hospitals are permitting workers to stay on the job even with a positive test.
2Around the country, nurses and other healthcare workers are still coming to work if they have the virus.
3In the U.S., about 700,000 people each day are testing positive for the virus.
4This is partly due to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
5There is a daily average of about 110,000 Americans in the hospital with COVID-19.
6One year ago, when infections were at their highest, there were 124,000 people per day in the hospital because of the virus.
7The rise in cases comes at the same time many hospital workers are home because they are sick or tested positive.
8In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said healthcare workers who have no symptoms after seven days can return to work.
9They must also have a negative test.
10However, the time can be reduced if hospitals need more workers.
11In Phoenix, Arizona, a large company that runs hospitals said workers could ask to come back to work if they feel well.
12The company said: "We are doing everything we can to ensure our employees can safely return to work."
13In California, hospital staff members can come to work if they do not have symptoms.
14The state's public health department said workers who test positive can be permitted to work with patients who also test positive.
15The workers must wear face coverings that offer extra protection.
16Jan Emerson-Shea is a spokeswoman for the California Hospital Association.
17She said hospitals may or may not put the new rules in place.
18She added that they are likely to have more patients than they can care for in coming days.
19A nurses group in California recently said it did not think the state's idea was a good one.
20It would lead to more people getting sick, the group said.
21In Miami, Florida, workers who test positive at Jackson Memorial Hospital are staying away for five days.
22The chief medical officer is Dr. Hany Atallah.
23He said "we still have to be very careful to prevent spread in the hospital."
24Last week, France said healthcare workers could continue working with mild symptoms.
25I'm Dan Friedell.
1As more people around the United States test positive for COVID-19, leaders of healthcare organizations and hospitals are permitting workers to stay on the job even with a positive test. 2Around the country, nurses and other healthcare workers are still coming to work if they have the virus. 3In the U.S., about 700,000 people each day are testing positive for the virus. This is partly due to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. 4There is a daily average of about 110,000 Americans in the hospital with COVID-19. One year ago, when infections were at their highest, there were 124,000 people per day in the hospital because of the virus. 5The rise in cases comes at the same time many hospital workers are home because they are sick or tested positive. 6In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said healthcare workers who have no symptoms after seven days can return to work. They must also have a negative test. However, the time can be reduced if hospitals need more workers. 7In Phoenix, Arizona, a large company that runs hospitals said workers could ask to come back to work if they feel well. 8The company said: "We are doing everything we can to ensure our employees can safely return to work." 9In California, hospital staff members can come to work if they do not have symptoms. The state's public health department said workers who test positive can be permitted to work with patients who also test positive. The workers must wear face coverings that offer extra protection. 10Jan Emerson-Shea is a spokeswoman for the California Hospital Association. She said hospitals may or may not put the new rules in place. She added that they are likely to have more patients than they can care for in coming days. 11A nurses group in California recently said it did not think the state's idea was a good one. It would lead to more people getting sick, the group said. 12In Miami, Florida, workers who test positive at Jackson Memorial Hospital are staying away for five days. The chief medical officer is Dr. Hany Atallah. He said "we still have to be very careful to prevent spread in the hospital." 13Last week, France said healthcare workers could continue working with mild symptoms. 14I'm Dan Friedell. 15Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 16Are people with positive virus tests permitted to come to work where you live? Tell us in the Comments Section and visit our Facebook page. 17__________________________________________________________________ 18Words in This Story 19positive - n. the result from a test that shows that a particular germ, condition, or substance is present 20symptom - n. a change in the body or mind which indicates that a disease is present 21mild - adj. not harsh or severe 22variant - n. something that is different in some way from others of the same kind 23peak - adj. at the highest point or level 24ensure - v. to make (something) sure, certain, or safe