2. Put on apron and tie at waist. 3. Put on facemask – position upper straps on the crown of your head, lower strap at nape of neck. 4. With both hands, mould the metal strap over the bridge of your ...

Personal protective equipment (PPE), like masks and gloves, helps stop the spread of coronavirus and saves lives. With a new, more contagious variant of Covid circulating in the UK, doctors and nurses ...

Alarming scenes from the nation's hospitals have revealed nurses wearing homemade gowns from bin bags and curtains amid claims of a dire shortage. In one of the most harrowing cases, a doctor warned ...

Feckless businesses are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis in the NHS by ramping up the prices of gloves, masks and aprons by up to 1,000 per cent, it was revealed today. Care homes say they ...

You might have heard a lot of people mention PPE when talking about the coronavirus. Perhaps you heard about it on the news, or you might have family who need to use it? But what is it? And why is it ...

Are face shields better protection than goggles for clinicians caring for patients with Ebola? And which works best — a disposable gown and apron, or a disposable coverall and apron? Clinicians ...

Healthcare workers are also going off sick due to fears about a lack of face masks, gloves and aprons amid global shortages. One doctor said PPE was locked away at the hospital she works at after ...