[When personal protective equipment for health workers during COVID-19 outbreaks is missing: conclusions of the Catalan COVID-19 Workgroup].

Objectives: Frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The aim of this study is to ensure risk-based protection when there is a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Materials And Methods: At the beginning of the pandemic, it was suggested that PPE were necessary to protect HCWs from COVID-19.