They say at least 930 health and care workers have died of Covid-19 and more are experiencing long-term effects.
In a letter, they say measures to stop airborne spreading are "inadequate" and call for urgent improvement in masks and other defences against variants.
The government said it was monitoring evidence on airborne transmission and would update advice "where necessary". BBC News
See also:
- Letter to the Prime Minister on protecting health care workers Royal College of Nursing et al
- Coronavirus: Has the NHS got enough of the right PPE? BBC News
- Covid: Three in 10 care home staff in England not vaccinated BBC News
- No Covid variants found on London Tubes, buses and stations BBC News
- Covid vaccines: Boris Johnson pledges surplus to poorer countries at G7 BBC News
- Minister hints postcode lockdowns to be used when national curbs eased The Daily Mail
- Covid prevalence 'really high' despite lockdown causing infection rates to fall by two-thirds The Daily Telegraph
- South African variant could significantly reduce Pfizer vaccine protection, study suggests The Daily Telegraph
- English care home rules could ease before second Covid jabs, says minister The Guardian
- Cleaners and porters infected with Covid at London NHS trust denied full sick pay during winter wave The Independent
- Man offered vaccine after NHS error lists him as 6.2cm tall and ‘morbidly obese’ The Independent
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