(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) Meditsiiniseadmed nagu meditsiinikindad, kirurgilised maskid, intensiivravi seadmed ja muud meditsiiniseadmed on COVID-19 puhangu ja sellega seotud rahvatervise kriisi tingimustes olulised, et tagada liidu kodanike tervis ja ohutus ning võimaldada liikmesriikidel pakkuda vajalikku ravi kohest abi vajavatele patsientidele.