Health workers want better protective gear for Omicron surge

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation urgently wants an upgrade to protective equipment for all healthcare workers including FFP2 masks.

Exhausted nurses facing a second Covid Christmas want all staff urgently issued with high-level protective masks to beat the threat posed by the new Omicron variant.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) will meet with the HSE today to discuss ways to work with the increased transmissibility of this variant.