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cord-330333-un8lvw5o	Pieterse, Pieternella	Locally produced personal protective equipment can offer hospital staff protection against Covid‐19 if combined with surgical masks and rigorous personal protective equipment cleaning routine	2020-09-30		.txt	text/plain	1135	60	54	Locally made, washable and reusable personal protective equipment (PPE), used in combination with N95 masks that were reused safely, has proven to be a viable alternative to disposable gowns and caps for hospital staff in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Muhimbili University Hospital's children's cancer ward in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, developed locally made PPE and created rigorous cleaning and disinfecting protocols, when the daily use of imported, disposable materials were not an option. In early March, when there were mere rumours of the virus across the continent, the children's oncology ward management decided that everyone (including administrators, cleaners, patients and guardians, as well as nurses and doctors), would wear a mask at all times regardless of symptoms, and carry disinfectant gel to clean hands as frequently as possible. Locally produced personal protective equipment can offer hospital staff protection against Covid-19 if combined with surgical masks and rigorous personal protective equipment cleaning routine	./cache/cord-330333-un8lvw5o.txt	./txt/cord-330333-un8lvw5o.txt