Canada's public health authority says around one million KN95 respirators from China failed to meet federal Covid-19 standards for use by frontline health professionals
A spokesperson for Procurement Minister Anita Anand said four flights carrying N95 respirators, surgical masks, coveralls and testing reagent from China managed to arrive in Canada last weekend with their cargo. The government has been expecting more plane loads to land in Canada from China this week.
Earlier this week, Conservative MP Chris Lewis asked Health Minister Patty Hajdu in the House of Commons if Canada had experienced problems with PPE from China as had been reported by other countries. "Yes... some of the equipment we received was not suitable for medical care workers, and we are looking at that equipment to see if it can be re-purposed for other kinds of workers who do not need the same level of protection," Hajdu said in her response."Although such products are non-compliant with the specifications for the front-line healthcare response, they are subsequently assessed to determine potential use in non-healthcare settings," Morrissette said.
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