Health CAS Rashid Aman said it was worrying since the number of healthcare workers getting infected is increasing, yet they were trained to use the equipment. So far, 81 healthcare workers have been affected across the country, although no fatality has been recorded. They need to be more cautious while attending to asymptomatic patients and while doffing,” Dr Aman said. The CDC says doffing mistakes include touching the inside of the gown or gloves with a gloved hand. “Randomly removing a gown or wrestling with it to get it off as quickly as possible might be tempting.

Source: Daily Nation June 10, 2020 18:02 UTC