Amid the growing scarcity of personal protective equipment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Scarborough Health Network has received a donation of 8,000 masks, thanks to the help of a local MPP.

The donation from Investar Global Financial Group, a financial services company based in Markham, was secured by Scarborough — Agincourt MPP Aris Babikian. Babikian joined Investar president, Lynn Qi, on Thursday afternoon to deliver the masks in person.

The health network includes Scarborough General Hospital, the Birchmount Hospital and the Centenary Hospital.

Masks have been in short supply in Ontario hospitals, with some facilities asking nurses to reuse their marks. The union representing hospital workers says that 87 per cent of its members say that they haven’t been provided with enough masks.