FILE PHOTO: A N95 face mask attached to a first aid kit is seen near the House of Commons, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable
BROCKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - A 3M Co Canadian plant capable of supplying 50 million N95 face masks a year will help stave off "terrifying" shortages during the coronavirus pandemic, the leader of Canada's most populous province said on Friday.
Ottawa and the province of Ontario decided to invest C$23 million (£13.32 million) each to expand the facility after experiencing serious problems as they tried to stock up on foreign-made personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers in the first weeks of the outbreak.
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