Improper removal of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the rise in the number of asymptomatic patients have been cited as the leading causes of infection among healthcare workers.
Health CAS Rashid Aman said it was worrying since the number of healthcare workers getting infected is increasing, yet they were trained to use the equipment.
We need further training on doffing, which means removing the equipment," Dr Aman said.
They need to be more cautious while attending to asymptomatic patients and while doffing," Dr Aman said.
If a bare-handed caregiver brushes against an unclean gown after a procedure, the virus collected on the gown can get picked up by the caregiver at the point of contact," CDC says.
