HSE probe as shopping centre worker contracts TB

AN EMPLOYEE at the Douglas Court Shopping Centre is being treated for TB and the HSE is examining people who have had direct contact with them in case they have also contracted it.

While the HSE wouldn’t say where the person worked, it did confirm yesterday that it had received notification of a fresh TB case from its public health department.

An HSE statement said: “The person with TB is under specialist medical care. Contact tracing has started and screening is in accordance with national guidelines.”