PPE (personal protective equipment)

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08:15 Feb 14, 2021
English to Albanian translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: PPE (personal protective equipment)
Definition from Texas Medical Center:
Specialized clothing and equipment used as a safeguard against health hazards including exposure to infectious diseases through physical contact or airborne particles. PPE is designed to protect parts of the body typically exposed in normal attire, including the nose, mouth, eyes, hands and feet.

Example sentence(s):
  • Oregon has been ripping through PPE supplies as medical personnel try to repel the coronavirus threat. Portland Business News
  • Coronavirus: Minister admits PPE 'challenges and problems BBC News
  • Some 34 million facemasks, gloves and other protective items have been delivered to hospitals north of the Scottish border, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today. The national and devolved governments have been scrambling to battle shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) after health workers and care staff became more vocal over safety fears. METRO
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5 +1PMP (pajisje mbrojtëse personale)
Juliana Cullafiq


  

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PMP (pajisje mbrojtëse personale)


Definition from own experience or research:
Veshje dhe pajisje speciale që përdoren si mbrojtje ndaj rreziqeve për jetën, përfshi ekspozimin ndaj sëmundjeve infektive.

Example sentence(s):
  • Ndërsa pranoi se dëshiron t’u japë përparësi nevojave të brendshme të vendit, Presidenti i Shteteve të Bashkuara, Donald Trump mohoi vendosjen e një moratoriumi mbi dërgesat jashtë vendit të pajisjeve mbrojtëse personale, si maska dhe veshje mbrojtëse, për të ndihmuar vendet e tjera. - Zëri i Amerikës  
  • Tre infermiere që mbanin qese mbeturinash për shkak të mungesës së pajisjeve mbrojtëse personale raportohet se kanë testuar pozitive me koronavirus. - Gazeta Metro  
Juliana Cullafiq
Albania
Local time: 18:55
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Yes  Erta Zykaj
310 days
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