“Let us keep our colleagues at LAX in our thoughts.”The news was not surprising to some CDC screeners. Around the country, doctors, nurses, emergency responders and government health workers say they are increasingly concerned at what they see as inadequate protections and preparation for workers in the trenches. N95 masks are designed to protect screeners from the smaller pathogens such as coronavirus which can penetrate deeper into the lungs. DHS could not be immediately reached for comment on the workers’ masks. ‘NOT SUSTAINABLE’Around the globe, there are now nearly 102,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in 94 countries, with close to 3,500 deaths, most of them still in China, the WHO reports.

Source: bd News24 March 08, 2020 00:45 UTC