A Winnipeg emergency department nurse has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting calls from the Manitoba Nurses Union for nurses to have access to the N95 mask in some clinical situations. The union, which confirmed the nurse's positive test, believes the nurse contracted COVID-19 while working in the emergency department caring for patients sick with the virus. The province would not confirm on Tuesday that the Winnipeg nurse was infected with the illness. _______________________________________________________________________Latest local news:_____________________________________________________________________According to the Manitoba Nurses Union, the Winnipeg nurse who contracted the illness had access to personal protective equipment. She said the province's decisions are based on evidence from the World Health Organization and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Source: CBC News March 31, 2020 18:10 UTC