WATCH: 'Made-in-Canada solutions,' TrudeauPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is focusing on made-in-Canada procurement to obtain ventilators, surgical masks, test kits and other medical supplies to cope with Canada's increasing COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks. As part of today's announcement, Trudeau said the government is allocating $2 billion to buy protective personal equipment in part through bulk purchases with the provinces and territories. WATCH: Anand says delivery of personal protective equipment begins this weekPublic Services Minister Anita Anand spoke with reporters on Parliament Hill on Tuesday. "We will need more masks, ventilators and testing kits, but how many more we need depends entirely on you," he said. The European Commission, dealing with a huge spike in its caseload, moved on March 15 to limit the export of personal protective equipment to countries outside the EU.

Source: CBC News March 31, 2020 15:20 UTC