COVID-19, anxieties are running high at the facility that’s bearing the brunt of New Brunswick’s ongoing outbreak.As of Friday, four patients remain in the hospital’s COVID-19 unit.Staff there are right on the frontlines of the province’s fight against the virus – a fact that isn’t lost on them, according to Paula Doucet, president of the New Brunswick Nurses Union.“Our members are concerned,” Doucet said, “but what I can say about registered nurses is that they’ve gone in.
They’ve met the challenge.”Global News was contacted by a member of the union, who expressed worry over not having access to N95 masks.Doucet said she’s been assured the hospital’s stock of personal protective equipment is sufficient.[ Sign up for our Health IQ.