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Despite government efforts to increase the United States' coronavirus testing capacity, some physicians have not been able to test their patients due to a dearth of medical supplies. According to guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doctors performing COVID-19 tests should don personal protective equipment, including gloves, gowns and face and eye protection, to ensure that they don't contract the virus themselves.

Scott Steiner, CEO of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, told ABC News that his staff has \"gone through ... six months of personal protective equipment in just seven days.\"

The U.S. has a stockpile of 13 million N95 respirator masks, but it's likely not enough. The federal government said that as many as 1 billion masks might be needed over the next six months.

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