By the numbers: Canada’s purchases of personal protective equipment to date
OTTAWA – Public Services and Procurement Canada has a $2.5-billion program to buy and distribute medical supplies for COVID-19 to the provinces and the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile.
Here is what the department says has been delivered this year:
27.1 million face shields
56.2 million pairs of nitrile and vinyl gloves
9.2 million medical gowns
11.2 million litres of hand sanitizer
22.7 million N95 and KN95 respirators
176.5 million surgical masks
367 ventilators
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