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Sixty seconds on . . . waste PPE
BMJ 2021; 372 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n77 (Published 11 January 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;372:n77Read our latest coverage of the coronavirus outbreak
- Gareth Iacobucci
- The BMJ
Waste not, want not?
Absolutely. And with such a high volume of used personal protective equipment (PPE) piling up across the globe, one Indian fashion designer has decided to put her skills to good use by turning PPE offcuts into mattresses for patients with covid-19.
How did that idea spring up?
Lakshmi Menon had the brainwave after hearing that covid …