The bar for testing royals and politicians for coronavirus seems to be much lower than the bar for medical staff—like my mom—despite the risk to patients and to themselves. This can't be right.
The coronavirus has now very much arrived in a certain layer of British society. On Friday afternoon, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced via a Twitter video that he began exhibiting some mild symptoms, was tested, and found to be positive. He was swiftly followed by the health secretary, Matt Hancock, who also exhibited mild symptoms and who also tested positive for the disease.
The exact same policy applies to medical staff. If you are a doctor or a nurse, and you're getting the symptoms, you are advised to call in sick. Ironically, and alarmingly, the result is that hospital capacity is being gnawed at from the other end—staff shortages—and, of course, that staff take and deal out to patients far more risks than they would if a robust testing system was in place.
True, my mother is"ordinary." She does not have one ounce of royal blood. She is a Northern working-class woman with a heart of gold, a local hero beloved by our community. Unlike the heir apparent, she has lifetime of very practical experience in dealing with life-threatening illness. She began her training in the late-1970s at Newcastle's Royal Victoria infirmary. Back then, our country valued nurses.
Looking after people with life-threatening diseases is, as many of us will tragically learn, is one of the most important areas of nursing. It demands not only technical skills but a compassionate soul. The government must show similar compassion to those it has previously denigrated.If the pandemic is to teach us anything, then it is that celebrity, political promise and status count for little in the face of a deadly existential threat.
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