Tonight, a group of 15 health workers from the Gregorio Marañón Emergency Observation Area staged an hour-long plant after they were given paper surgical masks to attend to patients, some infected with coronaviruses or with symptoms and others not. , instead of the FFP2 self-filtering masks that are the ones they were using until now.

The toilets, including nurses, assistants and caretakers, have refused to closely examine the patients in protest against the measure at the entrance of their night shift, at 10:00 pm. "By changing the protocol, the Ministry of Health wanted to give us paper masks, which are not at all safe when dealing with patients less than a meter away," says one of the workers who has starred in the protest, who also denounces that now " We have two positive cases among colleagues. "

According to this protocol, published on Wednesday by the Ministry of Health and which is under permanent review, the health workers must wear among their protective equipment, among other things, "surgical or FFP2 masks if there is availability and always ensuring the existence of sufficient stocks for the situations in which its use is indicated ".

After an hour of protest, to which Rayos' team has joined, the supervisor, after reproaching them for their protest, has agreed to provide them with the FFP2 masks, which have a respirator and 92% protection efficiency. "He has given us the anger, and when they have given them to us he has told us that we have to recycle them for a week, when their recommended use is for eight hours," says the worker.

According to employees who protested tonight, at no time have patients been at risk, because even though they did not attend to them in person they were being watched during the protest. "What has happened has to do with the precarious situation in which we are working", appreciates the utility, who prefers not to give his name and who also denounces the fatigue they are suffering since "they are canceling our days off."

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