How did media outlets cope with early shortages of masks and sanitiser?

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Media outlets relied on donations to cope with early shortages of masks and hand sanitisers.
In the first few weeks of the pandemic, media outlets struggled to find masks and hand sanitisers for their staff. Many therefore had to rely on donations afterwards to fill the gaps.
Shortages hit in the early weeks of the pandemic
The shortage described was most acute in the first few weeks after the outbreak began. Media outlets had difficulty securing facial masks and hand sanitisers for their staff during that period.
Donations became the practical way to fill the gap
Because masks and hand sanitisers were hard to obtain, many outlets turned to donations once the shortages persisted. This approach is described as the way they “had to rely” on donations afterwards.
The problem was linked to frontline working conditions
The account also places the shortages in the context of media working in high-risk areas while reporting. It notes that journalists, especially photographers, were covering places under enhanced MCO (EMCO), sometimes early in the morning when authorities closed areas with barbed wires, making hygiene supplies particularly important.

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