Statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed the top jobs which have the highest potential to be exposed to the virus
The ONS obtained an estimate of exposure to disease in general for UK occupations and here are the 15 jobs which have the highest potential for exposure:
. Picture : John Devlin. 16/04/2020. GLASGOW. Gartnavel General Hospital. Stock shot of Covid-19 testing centre. Nurse manager, Jean Stevenson at the centre. Less than half UK's Covid-19 testing capacity being used, figures show. No 10 suggests NHS should refer more staff for tests as 15,994 carried out in 24 hours. No 10 has said the country now has the capacity to test more than 35,000 hospital patients, NHS staff and care workers a day for coronavirus but questions are mounting about why less than half of those tests are currently being carried out. While the government is aiming for 100,000 tests a day, just 15,994 tests were carried out in the 24 hours before 9am on Wednesday. This is despite capacity at NHS and Public Health England laboratories of 20,771 tests and 14,300 at 26 privately operated drive-through sites across the country. 'Absolutely wrong': how UK's coronavirus test strategy unravelled Read more No 10 suggested the NHS needed to refer more staff for testing but also said it was looking at widening the eligibility for testing. “We are very clear that we want the NHS to be making use of any additional capacity which exists,†a Downing Street spokesman said. “We have more to do in relation to testing. We need to reach 100,000 tests by the end of the month and that is what we are working hard on. “Testing is going to be hugely important to finding the key to unlocking the way out of this pandemic and we need to keep working hard at it.†The government had targeted a goal of ramping up testing at NHS and PHE laboratories to 25,000 a day by the middle of April. It appears now to have met that capacity with the help of private drive-through sites, despite Matt Hancock, the health secretary, denying that target at Wednesday’s press conference. Advertisement However, it is still a long way from actually completing the number of tests that it has the capacity to process. Experts have warned that mass testing and contact tracing is
Testing for coronavirus | JPIMedia Photo: John Devlin
. Dental Nurses
Dental nurses are the most likely to be exposed to coronavirus according to the ONS data | JPIMedia Photo: Stu Norton
. Nurses
Nurses are the second profession most likely to be exposed | JPIMedia Photo: JPIMedia
. Medical Practitioners
Medical Practitioners are the third most likely to be exposed to coronavirus infection in the workplace | Other 3rd Party Photo: Adobe
. Houseparents and Residential Wardens
Houseparents and Residential Wardens are the fourth most likely to be exposed at work | PA (Press Association) Photo: PA
. Care Escorts
Care Escorts are the fifth most likely to be exposed to coronavirus infection according to the ONS. | Freelance Photo: Andrew O'Brien
1. Dental Nurses
Dental nurses are the most likely to be exposed to coronavirus according to the ONS data | JPIMedia Photo: Stu Norton
2. Nurses
Nurses are the second profession most likely to be exposed | JPIMedia Photo: JPIMedia
3. Medical Practitioners
Medical Practitioners are the third most likely to be exposed to coronavirus infection in the workplace | Other 3rd Party Photo: Adobe
4. Houseparents and Residential Wardens
Houseparents and Residential Wardens are the fourth most likely to be exposed at work | PA (Press Association) Photo: PA