Medical staff, NGOs and volunteers make personal protective equipment for distribution

Hooded headgear made by nurses, doctors and volunteers. (Right) A nurse showing off a finished apron made from plastic.

JOHOR BARU: The lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) has prompted many frontline medical staff to bridge the gap by improvising and making their own version.

Johor Doctors Association vice-president Dr Choudhry S. Padiachee said the high demand for PPE was a worldwide phenomenon and manufacturing companies were having problems meeting the increased demand.