MORE than a third of ambulance staff have had Covid-19, the GMB union reveals today as it condemns continued failure to issue health workers with adequate protective equipment.

Some 37 per cent of ambulance staff have contracted the virus, 84 per cent of who believe they contracted it at work, and 30 per cent of staff across the NHS have been infected, the survey suggests.

GMB said it was “clear” that poor personal protective equipment (PPE) was to blame, and called on the government and Public Health England urgently to review PPE guidance for health workers and provide “gold standard” kit.