(3) Medical devices, such as medical gloves, surgical masks, equipment for intensive care and other medical equipment, play a crucial role in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and the associated public health crisis to ensure the health and safety of Union citizens and to enable Member States to give patients urgently in need the necessary medical treatment.
(3) Medicinski proizvodi kao npr. medicinske rukavice, kirurške maske, oprema za intenzivnu njegu i ostala medicinska oprema imaju ključnu ulogu u osiguravanju zdravlja i sigurnosti građana Unije i omogućavanju liječenja najhitnijih pacijenata u državama članicama u kontekstu pandemije bolesti COVID-19 i s njom povezane javnozdravstvene krize.