Hospitals on Monday slammed Britain's government for its failure to give medical staff appropriate clothing and equipment to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, arguing that it is time for action and not words.
British medical personnel has complained for weeks that the ongoing debacle in getting the right equipment to the right people is forcing doctors to put their own lives in danger to treat the sick in an outbreak that has already claimed 16,060 lives in the U.K. Some hospitals suggest they will soon run out of surgical gowns, and report chronic problems in obtaining other items, such as eye protection.