Beirut, Lebanon will soon receive packages full of urgently needed medical supplies from Canadians.

Increasingly 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.

A shortage of protective gear has imperiled doctors, nurses and other front-line medical workers, and some of the gear they are getting is either expired or broken.

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China has donated medical supplies to help Canada fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a tweet from the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa.

Lethbridge College has reached out to offer medical supplies from its nursing program to Canada's front line, as well as the use of its 3D printers.

Doctors and nurses pleaded for supplies such as masks and ventilators that are critical in their battle to treat a surging number of coronavirus patients, while governments on Tuesday continued to roll out measures that have put more than one-fifth of the world’s population under some form of lockdown.

Warning that the outbreak continues to accelerate, the head of the World Health Organization called on countries to take strong, co-ordinated action.

The coronavirus pandemic advanced Sunday after the U.S. and Europe reported soaring new cases, prompting a scramble in some regions to set up additional hospital beds and replenish much-needed medical supplies.

Industry associations representing the province's seniors care providers are urging the public to stop hoarding critical medical supplies needed to care for the most vulnerable.