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The US spends so much money on defense and making sure soldiers are prepared for war. Right now, our soldiers in this war are our frontline medical staff. Nurs
by ajoy 7y ago
The US spends so much money on defense and making sure soldiers are prepared for war.
Right now, our soldiers in this war are our frontline medical staff. Nurses and doctors putting their lives on the line to help the ones in need.
But instead we have this :
Hospital Workers Make Masks From Office Supplies Amid U.S. Shortage (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/hospital-makes-face-masks-covid-19-shields-from-office-supplies https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/hospital-...)
Doctors in New York treating coronavirus patients reusing masks (https://www.businessinsider.com/doctors-new-york-treating-coronavirus-patients-reuse-n95-masks-2020-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/doctors-new-york-treating-co...)
- markkvdb 7y agoMask shortages are showing up all over Europe too. France and The Netherlands already started shutting down general practitioner offices due to a lack of protective gear. A month ago the WHO already warned for this shortage (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/07/who-warns-global-shortage-face-masks-protective-suits-coronavirus https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/07/who-warns-glob...) It's kind of heart-breaking to see people wearing the N95 masks on the streets, while hospitals are having a hard time to find sufficient protective gear to keep the hospital afloat.