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Daily Record
Daily Record
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Vivienne Aitken

Scots hospital wards 'hell on earth' as staff absences soar due to Covid

Nurses have told how Scotland’s hospital wards have turned into a “hell on earth” due to soaring numbers of staff falling ill with Covid.

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Scotland’s biggest health board, has 749 staff absences with Covid as infection rates across the country spike.

Similar levels across Scotland would mean about 3000 NHS workers were off sick due to the virus.

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