Over 22,000 healthcare workers infected by Covid-19 globally: WHO

Preliminary results suggest healthcare workers are being infected both in the workplace and in the community, most often through infected family members.

The coronavirus cases have globally surpassed 1,780,315 with over 108,828 deaths. The United States has been the worst hit country with 532,879 cases, followed by Spain, Italy, France and Germany. 

Accordind to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Covid-19 pandemic has hit over 22,000 healthcare workers across 52 countries and regions.

According to its daily situation report on Saturday, 22,073 Covid-19 cases among healthcare workers have been reported to the WHO as of Wednesday, April 8, Xinhua news agency reported.

The report said the number is probably under-represented as there is so far no systematic reporting of infections among healthcare