Abasebenzi be-NHS baziva bengakhuselekanga ngokusilela kwe-PPE. I-GMB ibhengeza ukuba iingcali ze-NHS zisemngciphekweni. Ngokudibeneyo 1 Londoner kwi-5 ichaphazeleka yi-COVID-19.

NgokweManyano ye-GMB, malunga ne-679 ngaphambili iigulane abasebenzi kwiNkonzo yeAmbulensi yaseLondon bafumana Usuleleko lwe-covid-19. Umzekelo, abaqhubi be-NHS batyholwa ukuba banee-aprons ezilahlayo ezingonelanga ukuba zimboze ngokufanelekileyo. Baphendula kwisigulana, kwaye ke baye kwenye ingozi yokuba bangcolise, kodwa abayilahli i-PPE eyaneleyo ukuba bayitshintshe ngoko nangoko.

I-PPE kufuneka ilungele ukuseto olulawulwayo, kodwa ii-ambulensi zithetha ukuba azilawulwa. Njenge Impilo yoLuntu iNgilani icebisa, naliphi na ugqirha osebenza ngaphakathi kweemitha ezimbini zesigulana esikrokrelekayo okanye esiqinisekisiweyo se-COVID-19 kufuneka athwale iapron, iigloves, imaski yokuhlinzwa kunye nokukhusela iliso. Nangona kunjalo, uninzi lwee-paramedics ziqinisekisile kwi-BBC ukuba ii-PPEs azanele ukukhusela wonke umntu osebenzisa ii-ambulensi.

Yonke imihla, abaninzi abaqhubi be-NHS babethwa ngamaqondo obushushu aphezulu kunye nezinye iimpawu ezinxulunyaniswa ne-COVID-19. Ngokufanelekileyo banokuthi bayise ezindlini zabo kwaye le yeyona nto iphazamisayo.

Ngokutsho kobunye ubungqina kwi-BBC, ii-paramedics zithatha abaguli zibase esibhedlele kwiimaski ezinqabileyo zephepha, iplasitiki encinci eplasitiki egquma nomoya omncinci kunye neigloves. Uninzi lweengcali luhamba lucinga ngenqanaba le-PPE elahlwa ngabasebenzi basesibhedlele, xa kuthelekiswa nelabo.

Nangona kunjalo, kude kube nge-2 ka-Epreli, akukho ngcebiso kaRhulumente eyacebisa abaqhubi be-NHS kunye nabasebenzi besibhedlele ukuba banxibe ii-goggles ukuba kufutshane nesigulana se-COVID-19. Emva kokukhululwa kokugqibela kwezeMpilo yoLuntu eNgilani, akunconywa ukuba unxibe ukhuseleko lwamehlo.

Kuqinisekisiwe ukuba abaqhubi be-NHS banethuba lokufumana le ntsholongwane kunaye nabani na. Ingxaki ikhonkrithi kwaye ukuba ayiconjululwa kakuhle, inokuzisa imeko yoluntu olubi.