The World Health Organization (WHO) has tweeted that nearly 1,000 health workers in the African region have been infected with coronavirus:

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The WHO urged governments to make sure that doctors and nurses had personal protective equipment (PPE).

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Anyone who comes into close contact with patients who may or do have coronavirus should wear some form of protection.

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Clinicians carrying out tasks that could generate airborne droplets of saliva loaded with the virus should use an even higher standard of protection, including disposable gowns, filtering respirators and face-shielding visors.

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But global demand for PPE is at unprecedented levels.

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Nearly 1000 health workers in the #AfricanRegion have been infected with #COVID19, many of them #nurses.

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Stakeholders must ensure that nurses have the supplies and equipment they need to deliver care safely. Nurses are essential in keeping communities healthy! #NursesDay2020 pic.twitter.com/pE9WCp9dPz

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— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) May 12, 2020

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Source: bbc.com

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