19-04-2020 23:20 via calgary.ctvnews.ca

'Quite substandard quality': Alberta frontline workers concerned about new procedure masks

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) is criticizing the Alberta government over the "shoddy" surgical masks delivered to Alberta's hospitals this week. Dozens of health-care professionals have taken to social media to complain about the quality of the new equipment, saying the masks don't fit properly, fall apart easily and give off a smell that causes respiratory problems and headaches in some workers. "The nose pinch doesn't fit, there's a chemical or smoky odor when you're wearing
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