Medical Masks
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B.C. to reinstate mask mandate in all health-care settingsHealth officials across the country are urging Canadians to get a COVID and flu shot at the same time as provinces have seen a rise in cases.HealthSep 27, 2023
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Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge, Sask. inmates test positive for COVID-19CSC said staff are being supplied with personal protective gear like medical masks, respirators, and face shields, and inmates are offered medical masks when not in their cells.HealthJul 21, 2022
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Confused about masking up against Omicron? Here’s a guideTo remedy any confusion that might be surfacing around masks, here's a run-through of the different types available, how to use them correctly and where to find them.HealthJan 10, 2022
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AHS signs agreement with Calgary company to provide Alberta medical staff with face masksShandro says before the COVID-19 pandemic, health workers used about 33,000 masks a day; that number has skyrocketed to 600,000.HealthOct 7, 2020
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Coronavirus: 73% of B.C. parents support mandatory masks for back-to-school, poll suggestsBritish Columbian parents overwhelmingly support kids being required to wear non-medical masks when school returns in September.EducationJul 22, 2020
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N.B. school using 3D printers to make ear guards for health-care workers"It's not fun when it pulls on your ears all day long."Apr 15, 2020
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Coronavirus: Lethbridge non-profit making hundreds of garment bags, headbands for health-care workersA non-profit is helping health-care workers in the Lethbridge area while passing the time during the COVID-19 pandemic with a fun hobby: sewing.FeaturesApr 11, 2020
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Coronavirus: Vaughan manufacturing facility finishes 1st batch of Ontario-made masksPremier Doug Ford toured the facility Tuesday and personally picked up the masks, which are being made by The Woodbridge Group and the Auto Parts Manufacturers' Association.HealthApr 7, 2020
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Coronavirus: B.C. mill ramps up medical pulp production for U.S. supplies — but not for 3MHarmac Pacific president Levi Sampson said their round-the-clock production at the mill near Nanaimo, B.C., has been diverted to make the medical-grade pulp.HealthApr 5, 2020
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‘The greatest frustration’: States desperate for supplies as COVID-19 crisis deepensIncreasingly in recent days, governors across the U.S. have described in unbelievable terms the dog-eat-dog global marketplace they have had to navigate for the protective gear doctors, nurses and other front-line medical workers need amid the coronavirus outbreak.HealthApr 4, 2020
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