Read on Twitter
1/ Canada starting to look like a bit of an outlier on PPE...
Australia, US, Europe including Germany, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong now all using N95 or equivalent (FFP2, KF94) respirators for routine care of COVID patients.
See thread for links and details.
Australia, US, Europe including Germany, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong now all using N95 or equivalent (FFP2, KF94) respirators for routine care of COVID patients.
See thread for links and details.
2/ Victoria, Australia
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/personal-protective-equipment-ppe-covid-19
h/t @DrPieterPeach
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/personal-protective-equipment-ppe-covid-19
h/t @DrPieterPeach
4/ Europe - ECDC
“In the absence of FFP2/3 respirators, healthcare workers should use masks with the highest available filter level.”
“surgical mask or FFP2 respirator, if available”
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Infection-prevention-control-for-the-care-of-patients-with-2019-nCoV-healthcare-settings_third-update.pdf
“In the absence of FFP2/3 respirators, healthcare workers should use masks with the highest available filter level.”
“surgical mask or FFP2 respirator, if available”
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Infection-prevention-control-for-the-care-of-patients-with-2019-nCoV-healthcare-settings_third-update.pdf
5/ Germany - RKI
"In the direct care of patients with confirmed or probable COVID-19, at least FFP2 masks must be worn"
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Hygiene.html
"In the direct care of patients with confirmed or probable COVID-19, at least FFP2 masks must be worn"
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Hygiene.html
7/ Singapore
https://www.moh.gov.sg/docs/librariesprovider4/default-document-library/ppe-guidelines.pdf
https://www.moh.gov.sg/docs/librariesprovider4/default-document-library/ppe-guidelines.pdf
9/ Please add to the list if you know of others. End.
10/ Taiwan - Taiwan CDC (cited in the linked paper/table)
https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-020-02983-7
https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-020-02983-7
11/ China - source documents not easily found
"we have adopted a higher standard of protection in China, ... [we] use respirators (i.e. N95 or European Union standard FFP2) rather than medical surgical masks, in wards dedicated for COVID-19 patients.”
https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/advance-article/doi/10.1093/qjmed/hcaa254/5893962
"we have adopted a higher standard of protection in China, ... [we] use respirators (i.e. N95 or European Union standard FFP2) rather than medical surgical masks, in wards dedicated for COVID-19 patients.”
https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/advance-article/doi/10.1093/qjmed/hcaa254/5893962
12/ New Zealand - Ministry of Health
https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/media-releases/further-guidance-n95-masks-miq-workers
https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/media-releases/further-guidance-n95-masks-miq-workers
13/ NSW, Australia - NSW Government
https://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/590307/Application-of-PPE-in-COVID-19.pdf
https://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/590307/Application-of-PPE-in-COVID-19.pdf
