The Rhode Island Department of Health said that healthcare workers who test positive for COVID-19 can return to work if their facility is facing a staffing crisis. “Also, facility administrators should be using their clinical judgment in making staffing decisions. For example, a facility may opt for a COVID-19 positive worker to only care for COVID-19 positive patients,” Health Department spokesman Joseph Wendelken told the Providence Journal on Saturday.  Rhode Island is currently experiencing a high rate of transmission with a … Continue reading Rhode Island says COVID-positive healthcare workers can return to work to solve staffing crisis