Masks delivered to health-care workers in Alberta this week are causing headaches and rashes for some, and don't adequately seal to protect workers and patients, nurses say. And I feel they're putting us at a needless risk when we had the proper masks that were working.... She wants to see the government obtain higher quality masks in the short term and to work toward nationalizing medical equipment production. We continue to distribute millions of procedural masks & other PPE to long term care facilities, pharmacists, first responders, et al. pic.twitter.com/ydwhKGdfDd —@jkenneyAHS is also collecting and sterilizing used N95 masks, which provide a better filter and seal than procedural masks, in the event of a shortage.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2020 23:54 UTC