PESHAWAR: Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), provides security equipment to hospitals and various departments to fight the corona virus in the province, the press release said.
A total of 5.03,000 types of facemasks, 15140 personal protective equipment, 127,000 gloves, 1700 cleaning supplies, 43,000 surgical caps, 9270 gowns, 4130 shoe covers, 48,000 safety suits, 8200 beds with bed linen, 860 liters of cleaning, 870 liters of chlorine, 100 heat weapons, 4500 biohazard bags, and 22 spray machines have been sent to the district administration for quarantine centers, health departments, hospitals and other related departments.
It is said that PDMA has also provided food and beverage packages to the Peshawar and Khyber district administrations for the quarantine center and also for the Bakakhel TDP camp, Peshawar Central Prison, Zamung Kor (orphan center), SOS village and Darul Aman under the supervision of the Directorate. Social Welfare, KP for further distribution for orphans and poor widows. He further said that by maintaining social distance and precautions due to the corona epidemic, a video conferencing system was installed for contact with all districts.
A cargo plane Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) brings protective teeth to fight the corona virus China on Friday it landed on Islamabad airport.
Flight PIA PK-8897 arrived from Chengdu for Islamabad.
Protective equipment includes masks, gloves, cleaners, test equipment and others to help Pakistan in fighting deadly viruses. The flight was disinfected while landing at the airport by the authorities.
The equipment was received by Pakistani authorities on the runway, the source said.
On Wednesday, a Turkish plane carrying protective gear had reached Islamabad.
The plane was carrying 20,000 N-95 masks and 18500 safety gowns, for Pakistani doctors who work in hospitals to treat patients infected with corona, reports Radio Pakistan.
Deputy Head of Mission of PT Turkish Consulate deliver equipment to the NDMA Deputy Chair at the airport.
Earlier this month, a special aircraft from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from China with medical supplies regarding the coronavirus pandemic has reached Islamabad.
NHS superiors have asked doctors and nurses to work without a full protective gown when treating Covid-19 patients, because the hospital arrived here within hours after working from supplies.
Reversal is reversal UK Public Health Guidelines (PHE) determined that a full-length waterproof surgical gown, designed to stop corona virus droplets from moving into a person’s mouth or nostrils, needs to be worn for all high-risk hospital procedures.
In large rounds, PHE advises frontline staff to wear thin plastic aprons with clothes when the dresses run out, in transfers that doctors and nurses fear could result in more of them contracting the virus and ultimately putting their lives in danger. The PHE announcement on Friday night arrived here shortly after an intentional transfer was revealed by the Guardian. Meanwhile:
Nearly 15,000 people have been confirmed dead from corona virus in hospitals in the UK, with a total increase of 847 on Friday to 14,576. After the peak of 980, less than 900 deaths have been recorded in the hospital for six consecutive days.
Only 21,000 assessments have been carried out – some of which are duplicates – which puts the federal government in dire need of its 100,000 goal per day at the end of the month.
The authorities confirmed that 1 billion objects of non-public protective equipment (PPE) had been sent throughout Britain this weekend – but hospitals and nursing homes continued to experience shortages, especially dresses. More than 50 frontline health employees have died amid fears the absence of PPE has made them exposed.
Prof. Keith Willett, who has been the UK’s main NHS response to the coronavirus disaster, helped formulate a completely new PHE steerage, which is being sent to 217 trusts in the UK.
This is the unit of choice for what frontline staff have to do after they can’t get into a dress. They embrace hospitals that also have dresses that lend to each other, carry clothes – non-public protective items (PPE) that protect the whole body – and use plastic aprons as an option.
This confirms that carrying “disposable anti-fluid gowns with disposable plastic aprons for high-risk settings and aerosol-producing procedures [such as intubation] by washing the sleeves after the dress / cover is removed ”is one of the options that staff should use as soon as the dress is used up.
In total, PHE sets out three options for using high-specification anti-fluid gowns which are currently briefly provided.
The second of these also includes staff who use reusable (washable) surgical gowns / surgical gowns or similar matching clothing (eg long sleeve lab coats, long sleeve patient gowns, industrial gowns) with disposable plastic aprons for aerosol-producing procedures and height settings -risk with wash arms after gown / coverall removed ”.
Under the third possibility, hospitals must preserve providing anti-fluid gowns by utilizing them only in all aerosol-producing and surgical procedures.
Supply told the Guardian: “The new guidelines will say ‘this is what you do if you don’t have a dress’. Wear an apron instead – it will be a new policy for the future, even though medical organizations will be crazy about it.”
Important dresses for frontline staff to deal with Covid-positive sufferers as a result of, together with FFP3 face masks, protectors or goggles and two pairs of gloves, they form a complete PPE which according to PHE is very important to minimize the danger of infection. from sufferers of intubation placed on a ventilator.
Advising staff to use aprons in lieu of dresses carries a significant danger of confrontation with the staff team. The Royal College of Nursing made clear last week that nurses must refuse to deal with sufferers if they are not truly happy that the level of PPE that is accessible will defend them properly. The British Medical Association, which represents doctors, has also warned that the doctor’s life is in danger by a part of PPE that has reached “very low levels”.
The shortage of gowns in hospitals in the UK is far worse than that recognized by Matt Hancock, the health secretary, the hospital’s boss stated. “We are strict on dresses. That is the current pressure point, “Hancock told lawmakers about the welfare of the Commons and the social care election committee in a proof session on Friday morning.
He stated: “We have 55,000 more dresses arriving today and we are working on the acquisition of more dresses internationally, but this is a challenge. This follows changes to the guidelines 10 days ago which raised suggestions about the use of dresses but also said that they should be used for professional use rather than for individual patient use … And that was a big challenge giving opposing new guidelines and we did everything we could. “
He could not be sure that every hospital would have the supplies they wanted to install over the weekend.
Hancock has tried to convince MPs by stressing that an additional 55,000 dresses have arrived on Friday. However, this is equivalent to about eight hours provided because the NHS currently uses 150,000 dresses a day.
There are only “a few tens of thousands” left in the NHS reserve inventory, sources said on Friday. “The dresses are gone,” said another. “The situation is so serious that some trusts will run out today and others over the weekend.”
Ed Davey, head of the Liberal Democrats, warned that PHE downgrading recommendations on PPE could end in extra misplaced lives. “Changing official guidelines on protective equipment from dresses to aprons means increasing risks for frontline staff, at a time when the number of deaths from Covid-19 has increased for frontline workers. This cannot be tolerated, “he said.
“The health secretary who repeatedly assured the supply of protective kits for staff was under control now looks very outdated. Matt Hancock should have been really honest about the level of personal protective equipment but now is quickly losing public confidence because the reality of severe shortages has become clear.”
At least 50 different documents, nurses, midwives, porters and NHS staff have died of the corona virus to date, according to the Guardian.
PHE is preparing for a counterattack from medical and nursing organizations. However, some senior figures in the NHS England have been “annoyed” about the previous PHE stipulation that staff in high-risk Covid-19 neighborhoods must wear a complete PPE, along with a robe, and regard it as “excessive”.
NHS and Hancock leaders have been desperately searching for answers to the scarcity of dresses because the Guardian first highlighted a weekend memo from NHS bosses who warned hospital heads that “there is no immediate stock of dresses because of the next national supply chain. a few days and we don’t know when further shipments will be made. “
More than every week later, they have been pressured to attract a new, controversial horde, which is a tacit admission that shortcomings are set to continue.
NHS providers, who represent trust, said the hospital will implement new escorts. “The supply of clinical gowns is now very important, and it is now clear that some trusts will run out of anti-fluid gowns completely,” he said.
Saffron Cordery, deputy head of the organization’s government, stated: “National Strategic Trusts and Reserves have very tightly managed the last remaining inventory and the trust has helped each other wherever it can be achieved. They have used the rest of their clothing stock as choices for dresses and have used their robe inventory very tightly.
“We accept new suggestions … harmonized with the World Health Organization’s escort regarding the use of PPE when given briefly.
“The trusteeship leaders will now implement this plan wherever needed and will therefore use the highest possible alternative protection equipment, such as fluid retaining, as opposed to fluid repellent, dresses combined with aprons.”
The British Medical Association (BMA) states that using an apron instead of a dress will increase the danger run by frontline staff. Dr Rob Harwood, chair of the BMA consultancy committee, said: “The secretary of welfare and social care acknowledged that he could not ensure that dress supplies would not be exhausted this weekend, and now this illustrates the dire scenario that some doctors and health service employees find themselves .
“If current staff are asked to use an apron in place of dresses, this directly contradicts evidence and escort from each British Public Health and World Health Organization. Guides are there to help hold health workers and their sufferers from getting hurt.
“Too many health workers have died. More doctors and their colleagues cannot be expected to risk their own lives in an effort to save others, and this new advice means they can do that. It was not a decision they had to make. “
A spokesman for the Department of Health and Social Care stated:“New clinical advice has been issued today to ensure that if there are deficiencies in one area, front-line staff know what PPE should be used to minimize risk. This has been reviewed by the Health and Safety Executive, and in line with WHO and CDC guidelines on the use of PPE in exceptional circumstances. “
Dr Susan Hopkins, Covid-19 incident director for PHE, stated: “UK PPE guidelines continue to recommend the highest level of protection for the health and social care team caring for Covid-19 patients. PPE is now a valuable and important resource for everyone who needs it to have access to appropriate protective equipment. That’s why we have worked with the NHS and [Health and Safety Executive] to suggest ways they can maximize the resources they have. “
QWP donated protective equipment to Charsadda Hospital
PESHAWAR: The Watan Qaumi Party (QWP) is distributing protective equipment among doctors and paramedical staff at the Tehsil Central Hospital, Tangi and the Rural Health Center, Sherpao.
According to a press release, QWP provincial Chairman Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao handed over protective equipment, including gloves, protective glasses, N95 masks, surgical masks, body gowns, and other equipment to health staff. Talking with doctors and other staff members, Sikandar Sherpao said that they are true heroes and frontline workers who are fighting the coronavirus pandemic. He said doctors and paramedics were infected with Covid-19 infection, therefore, the government must provide them with personal protective equipment immediately so that health professionals can be saved from catching this highly contagious disease.
Sikandar Sherpao said the services provided by the medical fraternity during the current crisis will be remembered forever. He assured them that the Watan Qaumi Party would not leave them and would continue to increase their votes for their original demands. He regretted that the government dragged his feet to make personal protective equipment available to doctors despite making claims.
Protective equipment is distributed among medical staff
LAHORE: PML-N leader and former Chairman of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Dr Saeed Elahi distributed hundreds of protective equipment among Lahore Children’s Hospital staff here on Monday.
When providing protective equipment to doctors and medical staff in the presence of the Young Consultants Association (YCA), the Young Doctors Association (YDA) and representatives of the Paramedics’ Association, Dr. Saeed Elahi said that the federal government and the Punjab government had not yet provided personal protection. equipment (PPE) despite high claims.
He said the prime minister, Federal Adviser for Health, chief minister, health minister and other provincial ministers did not tell the truth to the public regarding the damage that might be caused by the coronavirus virus.
He urged them to fill this gap immediately to avoid further death. “This disease is entering a more serious second phase,” he said, adding that all medical staff must be protected immediately.
Saeed Elahi also strongly condemned the brutal torture of the medical brotherhood in Quetta, who only asked for protective equipment and equipment. Sanitation workers: The LWMC provides cleaning services throughout the city during the corona pandemic, said a press statement issued here on Monday.
It is said in carrying out their duties every day, LWMC sanitation workers play a heroic role in facilitating residents with a clean environment. This employee is involved in community welfare.
Famous singers and actors Yasir Akhtar and Ali Haider appeal to residents to support these workers by keeping their areas clean and throwing trash properly in the trash. ‘Distancing social is vital for examining the spread of viruses’: In an effort to defeat infectious diseases such as coronavirus, short-term control from epidemiology specialists and doctors has been taken into account, with precautions, guidelines and professional skills. Chinese expert guidelines will succeed and we must use every problem in this regard.
This was stated by the Head of the Lahore School Principal General Hospital, Prof. Dr. Sardar Muhammad Al-freeing Zafar while speaking with the media here on Monday.
He said the Chinese doctor had expressed satisfaction with the timely treatment and steps taken here by the government. Prof. Al-freed Zafar said that the most effective weapon against the corona virus is social distance and in difficult situations, avoiding contact with one another and not leaving home without needing is an important tool.
Prof. Al-freed said coronavirus is a new virus which is why there is no vaccine not found, so be sure to follow the principle of “prevention is better than cure” to protect against this deadly virus.
