by County Councillor Mary Evans
STAY ALERT, CONTROL THE VIRUS, SAVE LIVES
It should be obvious but we have been asked to share the message: Please do not put used PPE in your recycling bin! Equally do not discard it on the ground. All used PPE should be removed safely. Early on in lockdown I saw a short video showing how to remove gloves safely rolling up one into the other and taking them off so that no point do you touch the outer surface of either glove. Once removed, PPE should be double bagged and disposed of into your black bin.
I was impressed when I was out shopping on Saturday to see so many people wearing masks/face coverings. However, I was firmly advised in the family zoom on Saturday evening by one of the medics in the family that most of us non-medics do not have a clue about how to put on or remove masks safely. I am now much more conscious of not touching the mask once it is on.
Meanwhile, our PPE procurement team at SCC is working on building up a 60 day stockpile of kit so that there is no risk of a shortage going into the autumn and winter
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