I can confirm. I've seen the figures and I have the information in terms of the supplies that have been purchased by Health Canada and distributed by the regions to the communities. That includes the N95 mask, which may be useful at times. It includes the gown, the gloves, and so on. They were purchased for the use of health care workers to enable them to carry out their work, to protect them, but also to ensure that they remain well so that they can carry on doing their work.
I think the difference occurs when there's an assessment of what supplies are there. I know there's a concern about access to Tylenol, for example, or anti-fever drugs. The nursing stations certainly have that. They certainly have that available so that if a person is sick, they can go; it could be prescribed, if necessary.
We would rather in this situation that sick individuals did seek care from the nursing station, which is available in those communities, so that if those individuals are ill and are becoming severely ill, then the most quick and appropriate treatment in terms of certainly antivirals, but then also, if necessary, medial evacuation, can occur as soon as possible.