Extra healthcare workers hired after Covid breakout amongst 70 intensive care unit staff at Malaga hospital

SAS sources have said that the reinforcement of personnel will be immediate and intensive care service levels in the Regional Hospital are guaranteed. The authority has also made it clear that there has been no outbreak among hospital patients and emphasised that the first results of positive cases among infected health workers rule out the presence of the Omicron variant.

Sources have also reminded that the SAS has already issued precautionary recommendations to health professionals since the beginning of the pandemic, advice that is reiterated whenever there are increases in incidence rate. However, they also stressed that the SAS does not have the power to prohibit any activity in the free time of staff.

A SAS statement said: “In this case, as in others, we just want to highlight our support for the magnificent work and dedication that the Malaga and Andalusian healthcare community is showing,” adding “The public must be calm and trust those who continue to take care of us in this pandemic”.