There is a monumental crisis on the front line of the coronavirus battle

Summary

"My blood ran cold when I was instructed to conserve personal protective equipment in the fight against COVID-19. Masks and other supplies are severely limited. Rather than following deeply ingrained safety standards, healthcare providers across the country are switching to what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls “strategies that are not commensurate with U.S. standards of care.”

In her blog published in the Washington Post, Dorothy Novick, a paediatrician in Philadelphia, highlights the lack of personal protective equipment in the US and why the shortage of protective equipment is not only a crisis for healthcare providers on the front lines but also a potential disaster for patients.