FILE PHOTO: Level 1 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is seen at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases grow around the world, in London, Britain April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

LONDON/ISTANBUL: A delivery of protective equipment for British health workers that was due on Sunday (Apr 19) from Turkey has been delayed, a British government official said, as medics on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak increasingly report shortages of gear.