York University donates 3,000 N95 masks to Vaughan’s Mackenzie, 1,000 gloves to Markham facility
Yorkregion.com
April 14, 2020
Dina Al-Shibeeb
York University has made a total of 53,000 of medical supplies donations on April 9 and 10, it said in a statement.
York’s Faculty of Health so far delivered over 49,000 pairs of medical gloves to Humber River Hospital, 1,000 pairs to Bethany Lodge, a senior care facility in Markham and 3,000 N95 masks to Mackenzie Health Hospital in Vaughan.
The news comes after two weeks ago, Dean Paul MacDonald at the Faculty of Health, delivered 3,200 masks, 6,200 medical gloves and a ventilator to Mackenzie Health.
Just two weeks earlier, Dean Paul MacDonald delivered 3,200 masks, 6,200 medical gloves and a ventilator to Mackenzie Health.
On April 11, the government of Ontario said thousands of businesses and private citizens have “stepped up” and offered to help defeat COVID-19 after Premier Doug Ford launched, on March 21, the Ontario Together web portal, appealing to Ontario's manufacturers, entrepreneurs and innovators to provide essential supplies and equipment to support front line workers in their fight against the pandemic.
More than 7,500 emergency supply submissions have generated nearly $90 million in purchases of critical equipment and supplies.
It said, “To date, the portal has received over 14,000 submissions offering to provide everything from hand sanitizer to gowns, coveralls to masks and face shields, to testing equipment and ventilators.”
"Since our initial call to action was issued, we have had a tremendous response from Ontario businesses," said Premier Ford.
"These go-getters have stepped up in a big way to support our front-line workers with medical supplies and equipment, and many more are coming forward with a variety of innovative solutions," he added.
"We have mobilized our manufacturing firepower and are converting it into Canada's manufacturing workshop. But we need to enlist even more of our entrepreneurial leaders in order to stop this virus in its tracks."
