Canada making up to 30,000 ventilators: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday that the government has come to an agreement with several companies to produce up to 30,000 ventilators for the country.

Trudeau also said he expected 50,000 masks to arrive on Wednesday from American from the company 3M.

Previously, President Trump had used his authority under the 1950 Defense Production Act to stop exporting such masks, also known as respirators. The move outraged many officials in Canada.

But on Monday 3M said it had come to an agreement with the Trump administration that will allow the company to continue to export N95 protective masks to Canada and Latin America amid the coronavirus pandemic.

For most people, the virus causes mild to moderate symptoms such as fever and cough. But for some, especially older adults and the infirm, it can cause pneumonia, or even death.

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