Covid-19: Emergency responders reported increased stress during pandemic

A new report in which 815 emergency response personnel address issues around the coronavirus outbreak also found that 80% said it changed how they interacted with their family.

Emergency responders such as ambulance staff and fire brigade personnel experienced heightened stress and worry at the outbreak of the pandemic, sparked by fears of contracting the disease and passing it onto their loved ones.

A new report in which 815 emergency response personnel address issues around the coronavirus outbreak also found that 80% said it changed how they interacted with their family.