LONDON, April 18 — Doctors and health workers criticised the British government on Saturday for suggesting that gowns used to protect them while treating coronavirus patients could be re-used, as supplies run low across the country. Britain is at or near the peak of an outbreak of the coronavirus...
Saturday, 18 Apr 2020 06:20 PM MYT
Britain is at or near the peak of an outbreak of the coronavirus in which more than 14,000 people have already died — the fifth highest national death toll of a pandemic linked to at least 150,000 deaths worldwide. “If it’s being proposed that staff reuse equipment, this must be demonstrably driven by science and the best evidence — rather than availability — and it absolutely cannot compromise the protection of healthcare workers.”
A health department spokesman said the new guidance was to ensure that staff knew what to do to minimise risk if shortages did occur. They said the new rules remained in line with international standards.
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