id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-314517-n1yj2zdy Huang, Dayong Social media survey and web posting assessment of the COVID-19 response in China: Health worker attitudes towards preparedness and personal protective equipment shortages 2020-08-31 .txt text/plain 2945 216 57 title: Social media survey and web posting assessment of the COVID-19 response in China: Health worker attitudes towards preparedness and personal protective equipment shortages BACKGROUND: Understanding health worker awareness, attitudes, and self-confidence in the workplace can inform local and global responses towards emerging infectious threats, like COVID-19 pandemic response. Health workers satisfied with current preparedness to address COVID-19 were more likely to be female, to obtain knowledge about the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak from government organizations, and to consider their hospital prepared for the outbreak management. They cannot function effectively if they lack personal protective equipment (PPE), essential to ensure continuity of healthcare services during a public health emergency and to avoiding nosocomial acquisitions 5 A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t 6 As of April 4, 2020, 60 Chinese health workers have died, of whom 22 (36.7%) were confirmed dead of COVID-19, according to reports by China Central Television. ./cache/cord-314517-n1yj2zdy.txt ./txt/cord-314517-n1yj2zdy.txt