#healthcare-workers

#healthcare-workers

A deadly virus outbreak in India has sparked fresh pandemic fears across Asia, prompting some countries to roll out Covid-era airport screenings to stop it spreading. Several airports have stepped up precautionary measures after India's West Bengal region confirmed five cases of Nipah virus - a rare but highly dangerous infection carried by bats that can infect both pigs and humans. The virus is watched closely by health officials because it can spread from animals to humans - and in some cases between people - yet there is no approved vaccine or specific drug treatment.

Take Memwanesha Daniels, a self-described "bicoastal nurse" who supercommutes from Jacksonville, Fla., to the San Francisco Bay Area. In a recent CNBC report, Daniels says that by supercommuting to the Bay Area, she is able to make three times what she would make in Florida (1). "It's very lucrative," she told CNBC. "This is a retirement plan for me." Daniels has also acquired an online following and appears to be a budding influencer.

"For example, we proposed to keep our benefits the same as they are now. We just wanted them protected under a contract," Tobin said. "[Hospice East Bay] said no, they want the right to make them worse. And so, that's been really shocking and disappointing."

The targeting of healthcare services in conflict zones, particularly in Gaza, has led to a dramatic increase in violence against medical staff and facilities, challenging the principle of medical neutrality.

At this point in time, Covid-19 and Long Covid are not considered occupational illnesses or an injury at work in this jurisdiction, which limits court recommendations.