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Canada needs upgraded masks for better protection against new strains of COVID-19, experts say

Canada needs upgraded masks for better protection against new strains of COVID-19, experts say

Jan 29, 2021, at 05:25 am

Canada/IBNS: Although new COVID-19 infections are showing signs of slowing down in Canada, the presence of a new variant of the virus known as B117, estimated to be more deadly, as well as 56 per cent more transmissible, requires the masks used to be upgraded for additional protection, Canada's health experts say.