More than a million masks issued to NHS ‘may not meet safety standards’

Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth (PA Wire)

More than a million masks issued to NHS workers may not meet safety standards, the British government has warned.

The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has asked hospital staff to stop using a specific brand of FFP3 masks – a respirator mask used by healthcare professionals to guard against coronavirus – as it may not meet its essential technical specification.