As #coronavirus continues to spread in Australia, some doctors are sounding the alarm about a critical shortage of essential supplies. #abc730
"If there was a serious outbreak we'd run out of masks in two days." – Dr Maria Boulton, whose GP clinic in Brisbane has 15,000 patients on its books. #abc730 #coronavirus
When Dr Maria Boulton sought an urgent supply of more P2 masks from government health authorities she was told that due to high demand she could only have two. Today they gave her 50 surgical masks. #abc730 #coronavirus
Dr Maria Bolton’s local public health service said in a statement there was only a very limited supply of surgical masks available. They acknowledged there was a shortage of protective gear like gowns and gloves. #abc730 #coronavirus
Tim McLean, an Australian in lockdown in Hubei province, says supplies are dwindling & he's mostly surviving on vegetables. "Some nice fresh bok choy from the government, unfortunately meat is finished. You can’t get any more rice ... can’t get #toiletpaper." #abc730 #coronavirus
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