NHS staff fighting coronavirus given expired face masks from Government

mirror.co.uk:

NHS staff fighting the coronavirus have been given expired face masks by the Government. NHS staff at South West Ambulance Service were given the masks that have TWO 'best-before' stickers masking the original expiry date.

Sources claim the confusion was flagged to senior management within the NHS but it was relayed that the Government had tested the masks and were safe to use.

Pictures show unsealed and unopened boxes of 3M masks with two best before stickers stuck over the original expiry date printed, of 24/05/2012.

The box was said to have arrived on Thursday, April 2 in a bid to equip staff with tools to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Despite arriving with a large 31/05/19 expiry stamp on the side of the box, a picture reveals a