Local healthcare professionals are now relying on rows of paper sacks to help protect them in the battle against the novel coronavirus.
Both hospital personnel and emergency responders have been going through hundreds of high-quality N-95 facemasks daily since the outbreak reach Kansas and Hutchinson, to protect themselves from catching the dangerous virus that is spread through aerosolized droplets from those who are infected.
Under normal circumstances, a provider would discard all the gear after dealing with a single patient, to protect against the spread of the virus.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)