Almost eight thousand nurses have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Portugal, which represents about 10% of professionals registered with the Order, the organization said.
According to the Ordem dos Enfermeiros (OE), since March 2020 and until July this year, there were "7.928 cases of infection of these health professionals", equivalent to "about 10% of registered nurses in the OE".
"It is clear why nurses need risk subsidy, something they still don't have," said President Ana Rita Cavaco, quoted in a statement.
According to the same source, in March the OE "asked the Ministry of Health for the number of nurses infected with Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic", but "only now" received this information from the General Directorate of Health.
According to Ministry data, the National Health Service has about 49 nurses.
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