COVID-19 test centre images from the UK in October 2020.
Plastic face-shields, flimsy pinafores, rubber gloves, disposable face masks and hi-vis jackets offer NO protection against the highly transmissible and deadly airborne SARS-CoV-2 virus.
So where is the personal protective equipment?
Update 1 – April 2020: Three nurses forced to wear bin bags because of PPE shortage test positive for coronavirus
Three NHS nurses who were forced to wear bin bags due to a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) have all tested positive for coronavirus.
Update 2: FOUR YEARS LATER, IN FEBRUARY 2024, UK HOSPITALS ARE STILL WAITING FOR PROPER COVID PROTECTION
We all said "What do we want? CLEAN AIR! When do we want it? NOW!" There are now almost no protections in place in healthcare, across the country. How many more have to die or get LC before our leaders and IPC change? pic.twitter.com/wY7ZC6nCeZ
