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Campaigner fears repeat of Scottish C.Diff outbreak failures in fight against coronavirus

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A campaigner who fought for families caught up in a lethal bug outbreak at a Scottish hospital fears lessons have not been learned for today’s coronavirus crisis.Michelle McGinty, who lost her mother-in-law Sarah to Clostridium difficile (C.diff) at Dunbartonshire’s Vale of Leven, said there are “astounding” similarities 12 years on.A shocking 34 hospital patients died in the outbreak, which first struck in December 2007.A probe finally led to an apology in 2014 after Lord MacLean issued 75 recommendations to ensure there is no repeat.Michelle described the pain of seeing more families torn apart by a deadly infection as the world struggles with Covid-19.

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