WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that shortages in supplies are leaving doctors, nurses and health care workers 'dangerously ill-equipped' to care for COVID-19 patients.
As global cases of COVID-19 grow, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that supplies for health care workers on the front line were"rapidly depleting."
As of Tuesday, 90,893 people in 76 countries have contracted the virus, according to the WHO, including 12 countries who reported their first cases. The increase of cases has risen the level of fear, driving up the prices of vital protective equipment and the outbreak has caused strains on much-needed supplies.
"WHO has shipped nearly half a million sets of personal protective equipment to 27 countries but supplies are rapidly depleting," Ghebreyesus said."Supplies can take months to deliver, market manipulation is widespread and stocks are often sold to the highest bidder." "Seriously people-STOP BUYING MASKS!"Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams posted on Twitter on Saturday."They are NOT effective in preventing [the] general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can't get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!"
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