Canadian nursing unions demand better protective gear amid coronavirus outbreak

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The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions asked its members on Friday to send letters urging for better safety measures to protect health workers from airborne viruses

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This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Mask-clad commuters make their way to work during the morning rush hour at Shinagawa train station in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2020. The World Health Organization and other provincial governments say mounting evidence shows the new coronavirus spreads through droplets such as sneezes, not through the air.

The debate about how best to shield Canadian health-care workers has intensified as the new coronavirus has spread to nearly 60 countries, infecting more than 84,000 people and killing more than 2,800. Canada had logged 15 cases of COVID-19 as of Friday night, seven in each of British Columbia and Ontario, and one presumptive positive case in Quebec. All the cases could be traced to China, where COVID-19 emerged, or to Iran, the site of the deadliest outbreak outside of China.

The nursing organization says hospitals across the country should adopt airborne precautions that would require health-care workers treating patients with suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-95 to don fit-tested N95 masks. Unlike small airborne particles, COVID-19 droplets are large and will land on a health-care worker’s surgical mask, protecting them from infection, she said.

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And yet, there’s a healthy black market for N95 masks in the GTA. 😷 carlyweeks kellygrant1

Ask the nurses what will happen in the spring when mosquitos around the globe start spreading the disease. More fatal than Malaria!

I am sorry, but there is no money for nurses...it was spent to protect HarryandMeghan liberal_party. Canadians should demand to know how much money has been spent on HarryandMeghan BillBlair.

This is one union demand I see no issue with. If you're expected to fight fires you're given the equipment for it. If you're expected to fight armed criminals you're given the equipment for it. If you're expected to fight a deadly pandemic?

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