Just a few days after boasting about his administration's response to the coronavirus crisis, US President Trump might be feeling dismayed at the results of a survey conducted by the American Nurses Association, which revealed ongoing shortages in the nation's hospitals.
Bloomberg News reports that out of more than 21,000 nurses surveyed, a third reported that they had run out of or lacked sufficient N95 masks. Almost 60% of respondents said that they were being forced to reuse single-use protective equipment for days on end, with most of them adding that they were actually required to do so by their employers and around 53% of nurses admitting that re-using and decontaminating masks makes them feel unsafe.