PPE is short for personal protective equipment. This includes masks, gowns, eye protection ... recommend wearing a mask in public. Special Video Series ...

“We are currently supplying the Department of Defense with military tactical gear, first-aid kits, and we have now expanded those lines to include PPE in the form of a sewn mask and gown. Our focus is ...

Kristen Philipkoski covers luxury fashion, design, and lifestyle. Most of us imagine face masks, gloves and gowns when we think of the types of vital in short supply during the coronavirus pandemic.

However, new advice issued by the Department of Health confirms an earlier BBC report that protective gowns and masks should be reused if there are shortages of PPE, and it is safe to do so.