There is a noticeable lack of facemasks at the hospitals in the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Sør-Øst). Now the organization is asking for help from dentists, among others.
“This is challenging and has the highest priority,” said Cathrine Lofthus, director of Helse Sør-Øst, at a press conference on Thursday.
“We are now turning to dentists and others for help,” she says.
A number of hospitals have already announced that they must ration contamination equipment such as facemasks, gloves and Antibac.
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Disposable masks are going to be used up.
It is vital that masks and goggles *are* able to be cleaned and re-used.
I don’t have goggles, but I launder my homemade pillow case mask with bleach after every use … which is not often, since I am trying to isolate myself as much as possible.