Clinicians worldwide are aware of the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in their daily practice in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pan- demic. 1,2 This PPE shortage has forced health-care staff to reuse single-use masks, clean face shields with bleach wipes, or use substitutes, which may expose health-care workers to danger. 2 Peace Winds Japan (a non-governmental organiza- tion) decided to donate PPE to local clinics from their stock- piles for disaster relief, since local primary care clinics play important roles in frontline triage and referral of symp- tomatic COVID-19 patients. In order to distribute PPE to local clinics in Tokyo, the most affected area in Japan as of late April 2020, Peace Winds Japan conducted a survey to gain information on the shortage of medical supplies.
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