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Hillingdon hospital boss blames staff for A&E closure after Covid-19 outbreak

Hillingdon hospital boss blames staff for A&E closure after Covid-19 outbreak

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The chief executive of the hospital that serves Boris Johnson’s constituency, which has shut its A&E unit after an outbreak of coronavirus, has blamed staff for flouting the rules by not wearing masks at work.

Hillingdon hospital in north-west London stopped letting patients attend its emergency department or accepting any new emergency admissions on Tuesday after 70 of its staff had to self-isolate.

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