UK: School teachers make face masks for NHS staff amid global shortage

As United Kingdom government scrambling to secure protective gear, a group of teachers in Berkshire has been using school’s lab to make hundreds of protective masks in a bid to help NHS workers. While speaking to an international media outlet, Wendy Hayes, he of Design and Techlogy at Park House School, said that after lockdown, teachers started to look for ways that could help NHS. As per reports, teachers started making masks two weeks ago and since n y have mand to make around 260 masks. 

Soon after Park House School, or schools in area also pitched in and reportedly me 160 masks to help healthcare workers. Wendy has been able to provide much-needed equipment to local hospitals in area, such as West Berkshire Community Hospital, Hospital Forensic Services and Newbury CV19 Hot Hub. Furrmore, Wendy also set up a JustGiving p to help replenish school’s stock and carry on providing masks. 

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Countries help Britain 

With a short of medical equipment, UK is also seeing a rapid spre of dely disease. Currently, country has more than 78,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and virus has claimed nearly 10,000 lives. In a bid to help with short of PPE, Turkey reportedly sent a military cargo plane carrying protective gear, such as surgical masks, industrial masks, and hazmat suits. 

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According to reports, Germany is also lending a helping hand to British government. German government official said that country’s armed forces would donate approximately 60 mobile ventilators completely free of charge to support national effort. As British government is trying to equip NHS with resources it desperately needs, donation from German forces will d to 480 ventilators that have bee alrey shipped to UK from China, US, Sweden and Taiwan. 

Meanwhile, UK government assured all social care and NHS staff that country has capacity for m to get testing y need for COVID-19. While dressing daily coronavirus briefing, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, “We have capacity for all key social care staff and NHS staff who need to get tested to get those tests”. He furr also urged citizens to stay at home and resist desire to go outside during Easter weekend. 

(Im source: AP) 

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