Mike Ryan of WHO: 'Only reuse protective gear if no other option’

Personal protective equipment like goggles can be disinfected and reused, but it is difficult to recycle gowns and gloves. Picture: AP

Testing kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) must be used “at the highest level of efficiency,” says Dr Mike Ryan of the World Health Organisation.

Dr Ryan, who heads the WHO’s health emergencies programme, said test kits, PPE, and other equipment used to respond to Covid-19 are in very short supply.