Hospitals Hold Drive for Masks as Impending Shortage Looms

Hospitals Hold Drive for Masks as Impending Shortage Looms
Medical staff prepare for the opening of the COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Brewer Park Arena in Ottawa, Canada, on March 13, 2020. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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A Toronto hospital is accepting donations of masks and other protective gear from members of the public in an effort to ward off what some say is an impending shortage.

The Personal Protective Equipment Drive at Michael Garron Hospital comes a day after two Ontario medical associations sounded the alarm about the supply of N95 and surgical masks.