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In the UK protests over the lack of PPE for nurses

The Minister of health has said that thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the UK on Friday, as the government with criticism over shortages.

Matt Hancock said that more than 55,000 dresses were based on, but added it was "a huge challenge".

He added: "We Are closing in on dresses, and that is the Pressure Point . "

The government was accused of not enough PPE for medical personnel during coronavirus-crisis.

An earlier version of this story reported that a Director of a large NHS had contacted Trust The Bbc with concerns about the provision of the dresses for the employees. The person concerned is not a Director of a Foundation - The Bbc has since said he is currently part of a network of organisations that helps to the source-a PSA for some of the NHS trusts during the pandemic.

For A Number of weeks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Minister, said, during the press-briefings and interviews, that companies such as Burberry, begin personal protection equipment on behalf of the government As One of the answers to a critical deficiency.

the PSA Asked produced by manufacturers, Mr Hancock praised the "national effort", but called for more businesses to come forward.

Mr Hancock said on Friday that the PSA was a "valuable resource" and that the care was provided demanding due to the "very high" global demand.

Current statistics revealed the UK saw a further 861 coronavirus-related deaths in the hospital, where the sum total of 13,729. The total figure does not include hundreds more who have died in residential and nursing homes.

On Thursday, as foreign Minister, Dominic Raab announced the extension of the lockdown restrictions for "at least" three weeks, He Said , there were "problems with The Virus spreading in some hospitals and in care facilities".

Among the five conditions He Said must have been lifted to be met before the curbs could be on daily life, and ensure that the NHS could cope and ensure PPE supplied, be able to cover the demand.

In other developments:

last week, Mr Steiner said there were "enough PPE to go around, but Only If it is In Line with our leadership," and added that it was a "huge task" to ensure that those who need it get it.

A dress is a piece of PPE to protect The Body from those who might come in contact with the coronavirus.

you should be made of water-resistant material and have long sleeves. If not to protect the dress is water-resistant, a waterproof apron is required including the carrier from the droplets with The Virus .

The lack of non-surgical dresses is a critical problem facing the NHS is struggling as it is, sure enough kit for frontline staff.

A leaked Public Health England document This Week recommended that the health of workers, the re-use of protective clothes and masks only as a "Last Resort ".

delivery fighting trouble

As The World , coronavirus, the demand for clothes is at a level never seen before.

Almost all of the UK ' s dresses used by the NHS are made in China and the Far East .

These decisions were driven by cost, since all sectors are looking for the best prices.

fights, But like every country in The World , for the finite supplies, a UK-solution was sought.

The government and the management consultancy Deloitte approached well-known British clothing brands asked if they could help make PSA.

they also demanded that the British manufacturers A Survey of what you could make.

earlier This Week , Barbour, the distribution of clothes out of his factory in the North-East of England began.

Burberry is still the last corrections to his work, and the production is expected to begin next week.

Always a supply-chain-formalized with UK factories was difficult.

UK garment factories, The Bbc came to have said, the government does not fully understand what is possible in the UK, and the company could produce what. This lack of understanding has caused delays in production.

the certification of the dresses also a slowdown of the manufacturing process is Delayed.

Some companies say it could be Two Weeks before the necessary paperwork is signed, and you can manufacture the dresses.

This comes as the factories around the UK are empty. Machinists and pattern cutters have been sent home and furloughed.

to add to the frustration of the factory bosses, they say, they are always distressing calls from NHS hospitals and employees begging for dresses.

'Work'around The Clock '

A Department of health and Social Care spokesman said: "a Sufficient supply of protective equipment is an international issue, in many countries, during this global pandemic. "

Nearly a billion pieces of protective equipment that had been delivered to the Front So Far , the spokesman said.

"There is also a 24-hour NHS-run helpline, where the NHS and social care workers can call to report supply disruptions.

"We continue to work around The Clock , the NHS and the wider social care sector the equipment you need, and it is crucial, the guide for protective equipment should be followed closely," the spokesman added.

correction: An earlier version of this story reported that a Director of a large NHS had contacted Trust The Bbc with concerns about the provision of the dresses for the employees. The person concerned is not a Director of a Foundation - The Bbc has since said he is currently part of a network of organisations that helps to the source of the personal protection equipment for some of the NHS trusts during the pandemic.

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