Sask. Polytechnic donates masks, gloves and more to provincial government

Saskatchewan Polytechnic is giving a helping hand to health-care facilities across the province.

It’s donating thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment like gloves, masks and hand sanitizer to the provincial government.

The supplies were collected from campuses in Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw and Prince Albert, then shipped to the health authority to be distributed throughout Saskatchewan.

The donation includes:

• 741 boxes of gloves
• 40 boxes of masks with face shields
• 212 boxes of procedural masks
• 219 boxes of N95 and another 420 N95 masks
• 4 boxes of surgical masks
• 780 isolation gowns
• 41 containers of hand sanitizer
• 20 tubs of wipes

Operations at Polytechnic were shut down in late March when classes were moved online.