She says the equipment that is available is “essentially food PPE, too low a grade for the medical purpose we’re using it for”. “When you see the likes of doctors begging on Twitter for PPE, then you know you’re in trouble. Mary disagrees: “It’s not because they’re feeling better, they are walking into A&E, which we were told would be avoided. "They’re doing what they’re told, staying at home for three or four days, they’re getting worse and they’re coming in in quite severe respiratory distress. HSELive is an information line and similarly not in a position to order testing for members of the public.

Source: Irish Examiner March 28, 2020 05:03 UTC