Feds Boost Efforts to Secure Medical Gear as Covid-19 Cases Multiply

A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves waits at a COVID-19 assessment centre for staff at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver on March 19, 2020. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

OTTAWA—The federal government is expected to announce today additional efforts to secure supplies of needed medical equipment to cope with the rapidly multiplying cases of COVID-19 across Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hinted at new measures to come, including involving industry and the military in the production of ventilators, masks and other personal protective gear.