PPE

Teachers need pencils, crayons, glue sticks … and plexiglass.

Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL speaks to the devastating impact Covid-19 continues to have at long-term care nursing facilities across the country as they run low on staff and PPE.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on Wednesday with recommendations on how districts should prepare to reopen schools.

Eric Lundgren has made the problem of electronic waste his life’s work – and even spent a year in jail for that mission. Now he’s turning his focus to the coronavirus crisis by importing and donating PPE as well as mobile emergency power trailers that use repurposed lithium ion batteries from old Teslas.

The New York Times talks to the innovators and entrepreneurs who have jumped in to help make personal protective equipment for first responders.

While it remains unclear if Chicago Public Schools will resume in-person instruction this fall, many teachers have voiced concerns, wondering if returning to the classroom is worth the risk. At a press conference unrelated to the schools’ decision on Thursday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said details on the district’s reopening plan are set to be released, though she declined to...

Nurse Alice Benjamin provides tips for proper face mask wearing and answers some frequently asked questions, including how to make sure your mask fits and how often to clean it.

The New York Times reports how inventors from around the world are using their skills to create desperately needed PPE equipment for healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.

As restaurants around the world look for ways to safely reopen, some restaurants in France are experimenting with plastic domes to help keep restaurant workers and diners healthy.

President Donald Trump visited a Ford plant on Thursday to tour the automaker’s production of medical ventilators. Despite CDC and coronavirus task force guidelines, the president wore a mask briefly and away from the press pool, sayng, “I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.”

President Donald Trump visited Allentown, Pa., Thursday to announce the Strategic National Stockpile 2.0, which would increase PPE supplies and ask private companies to store some of those supplies.

An email sent to U.S. Immunologist Dr. Rick Bright is something that made him “feel a pit in his stomach.”

Administrators at a Colorado nursing home hard hit by COVID-19 say shipments of personal protective equipment needed to protect their staff were seized and redirected by the federal government. They are still waiting for an explanation.

Three Boeing Dreamlifter airplanes landed in North Charleston, South Carolina, to deliver personal protective equipment from China.

How often should you wash your mask? And what’s the best way to clean it? Nurse Alice Benjamin shares some best practices for wearing face masks.

When a former Chicago firefighter saw his colleagues in need, he enlisted his son to help get the protective equipment to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

An airlifted shipment of millions of masks, gloves and other equipment arrived in Illinois via cargo plane from China very early Monday.

The top headlines you need to know as you start your day on April 17, 2020.

After losing her job, Chicago musician Yana Reznik wanted to help healthcare workers by helping those unemployed. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Face masks and gloves have been preventing the spread of the coronavirus, but now they could be a threat. Without proper disposal, used protective masks and gloves could cause the coronavirus to spread to those passing. NBC 5 Regina Waldroup reports.