INMO calls for Covid-19 to be classifed as a ‘work’ injury

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is calling for Covid-19 to be classified as a “work-acquired injury” to enable the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to investigate a high infection rate among healthcare staff.

The nursing union wants regulations to be amended to include Covid-19 as a workplace injury as figures show that 88% of healthcare workers with Covid-19 contracted the virus at work.