By Sandeep ThomasTHRISSUR: The doctors and paramedical staff who are working to prevent Covid-19, are suffering due to the shortage of protection masks. Most of the doctors and paramedical staffs in government hospitals did not get proper N-95 masks with three-layer protection.Now, most of the doctors and paramedical staff are using cloth masks and pointed out that it will not prevent Covid-19 infection. As per central government directives, N95 respirators and surgical masks are examples of personal protection equipment that is uspposed to protect the wearer’s face.A government doctor said on condition of anonymity: “Doctors and paramedical staff are suffering due to the shortage of N95 masks. Firstly, government doctors inspect patients for Covid-19 symptoms and if needed, the doctors recommends further tests. If the doctors and other paramedical staff fail to wear proper masks it will raise the chances of them being affecquested the government to provide at least three-layer masks to assure protection of doctors and medical staff.”“Many doctors are using only cloth masks and it will not prevent them from Covid-19. Our requted by the Covid-19.”“Now, the government announced complete lockdown and it will help reduce more people from being affected. But health officials are far from safe,” said the doctor.Kerala government medical officers’ association (KGMOA) state secretary Dr G S Vijayakrishan said: “The reality that doctors and paramedical staffs were facing is a serious crisis due to the lack of N95 and other protection masks. We have reest to the government is to provide the masks immediately to the health officials,” said Vijayakrishan. “Local people were using N95 masks. There is no need for this. The doctors who treat patients, and patients only need to wear the N95 mask. WHO guideline also said this,” said the doctor.