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Welsh GPs and NHS staff to get protective gear
Vaughan Gething has said that face masks, gloves and aprons are being sent out to GP surgeries in Wales to protect those treating people suspected of having coronavirus.
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wales rose to four, the Welsh Health Minister also announced that stockpiled protective equipment will also be released for front-line NHS and social services staff, as part of robust ‘infection-control measures’.
Gething said he wanted to reassure people the Welsh Government was working closely with the NHS and social services to implement its ‘planned response’ to the virus.
He said: “These packs are part of robust infection control measures that we have in place, and I want to reassure people that we are working closely with NHS Wales and social services across the country to implement our planned response.
"It is important that front-line medical and social care staff have the equipment they need to keep them safe while they help people with suspected coronavirus. The face masks, gloves and aprons are part of a stockpile that we have in place as part of our contingency planning, should they be needed to support our NHS and social services."
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