Protective Clothing: Coronavirus

(asked on 5th June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many face coverings for use by the general population are held by Government.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 25th June 2020

Further to the answer given to PQs 48885, 48886, 48887 on 14 May 2020, the Government has published guidance on staying safe outside the home during the COVID-19 pandemic:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/staying-safe-outside-your-home/staying-safe-outside-your-home

The guidance includes information on the use of face coverings. We are asking people to make their own face coverings at home, using scarves or other textile items and we have published guidance to help illustrate the process.

In terms of the wider production of PPE for use for medical purposes, Lord Deighton has been appointed to lead the national effort to boost PPE production, and also support the scaling up of engineering efforts for small companies capable of contributing to supplies.

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