MONTERREY, Mexico: Nurses at a public hospital hit by Mexico's worst coronavirus outbreak were told by their managers not to wear protective masks ...
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the General Hospital of the Mexican Institute of Social Security , where medical and nursing staff had tested positive for coronavirus, in Monclova, Mexico April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio A. RodriguezMONTERREY, Mexico: Nurses at a public hospital hit by Mexico's worst coronavirus outbreak were told by their managers not to wear protective masks at the start of the epidemic to avoid sowing panic among patients, nurses and other medical workers said.
Answering questions from Reuters about the reports that hospital management told staff not to wear masks, a senior official at Mexico's main public health service IMSS which runs the hospital said that the health workers should be believed, but he did not confirm details of the reports."Specifically, if they are saying that then of course we have to believe it," said the IMSS official, Raul Pena Viveros.
As staff began to fall ill, hospital floor managers instructed healthcare workers not to use face masks, which some had bought for themselves due to the lack of hospital equipment, seven workers told Reuters. Hospital workers are at greater risk of contracting the coronavirus if they do not wear protective equipment like face masks and gloves. The N95 respiratory masks offer more protection from other people who are infected while more simple surgical masks help the wearer avoid spreading the virus.
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