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Table 2 Availability of PPE for frontline HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic

From: Preparing for future waves and pandemics: a global hospital survey on infection control measures and infection rates in COVID-19

Institution

Masks

Disposable gloves

Disposable gowns

Disposable caps

Disposable goggles

Hand disinfectant

Other PPE

Training

Type

Duration

Salzburg, Austria

SM, FFP2, FFP3

4 h

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yesa

Yes

Face shields

Yes

Wuhan, China

SM, N95, KN95

4 h

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mannheim, Germany

FFP2, FFP3

1/shift

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Aprons

Yes

Bergamo, Italy

SM, FFP2, FFP3, N95, N99, KN95

1–2/shift

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Face shields

Yes

Singapore

SM, N95

4–5 h

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Powered air-purifying respirator (interventional radiology)

Yes

Lucerne, Switzerland

SM, FFP2

1/shift

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yesb

UK

SM, FFP2, FFP3

1/shift

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Face shields

Yesc

Boston, USA

N95 (fitted)

1/shift (8–12 h)

Yes

Yes

No

Yesa

Yes

Personal respirators (if unable to use N95), face shieldsa

Yes

  1. SM surgical masks
  2. aReused after disinfection
  3. bOnly HCWs in risk areas (COVID-19 ward, emergency department, intensive care unit)
  4. cOnly frontline staff with contact with COVID-19 patients