Published 15:53 IST, April 20th 2020
UK: NHS confederation slams govt for promising PPE kits before arrival
NHS confederation has criticised the UK government for promising personal protective equipment supplies that cannot be delivered amid the growing shortages.
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National Health Service (NHS) confederation has reportedly criticised United Kingdom government for promising personal protective equipment supplies that cant be delivered amid growing shorts in country. NHS Confederation chief executive Niall Dickson has said that government should have me an anuncement of delivering PPE kits only after receiving supplies and t in vance giving false hope to healthcare workers.
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According to reports, UK government h anunced that it will deliver PPE kits such as gowns, gloves and masks to NHS staff, which it later failed to do so. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden while talking to press said that a planelo of supplies is stuck in Turkey due to some logistical issues but promised to deliver it within a day. Oliver said that he is confident of plane taking off from Turkey later today, which was initially scheduled for take-off on April 19.
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According to reports, over 52 medical staff members that include both doctors and nurses have lost ir lives in United Kingdom due to COVID-19 so far. Health experts say deaths could have been avoided if proper PPE kits to carers were provided in time. According to data by worldometer, United Kingdom has recorded more than 1,20,000 cases of coronavirus, of which over 16,000 people have lost ir lives. re are currently 1,03,663 active cases while 1,559 remain under critical condition.
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Coronavirus outbreak
coronavirus outbreak has infected over 2.41 million people globally and has killed nearly 1,65,000 patients since it first broke out in December 2019. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in Chinese city of Wuhan, initial epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. Or countries that are currently worst affected are Italy, Spain, France, Iran and United Kingdom, where death toll has surpassed 16,000 mark each.
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(Im Credit: AP)
16:03 IST, April 20th 2020