Australian Health Workers Voice PPE Woes During COVID-19 Period

Medical workers evacuate a resident from the Epping Gardens aged care facility in the Melbourne suburb of Epping on July 30, 2020. William West/AFP via Getty Images

Many health workers have to source their own personal protective gear and have limited access to the right masks, according to a survey.

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians surveyed its members and found 20 percent of respondents in public hospitals were forced to source their own PPE.