PPE unmasked: why health-care workers in Australia are inadequately protected against coronavirus

Authors

Alicia Dennis
Jane L. Whitelaw, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

144660

Publication Details

Dennis, A. & Whitelaw, J. L. (2020). PPE unmasked: why health-care workers in Australia are inadequately protected against coronavirus. The Conversation, 4 August 1-6.

Abstract

In Victoria, more than 1,100 health-care workers have now been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Some 11% of active cases are workers in the health-care sector. Health-care workers are reported to be among those fighting for life in Victorian intensive care units.