Lost Time: How coronavirus spread while supply orders lagged
Associated PressThe government’s stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment is nearly drained just as the numbers of people infected with the coronavirus and in need of critical care is surging. It’s going to be just fine.” JAN. 28 — 3M CEO Mike Roman says the company will ramp up to “24/7” production of N95 respirator masks in response to the threat. Trump tweets: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA.. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!” FEB. 25 — The CDC warns that it expects COVID-19 to spread in the U.S. at the community level, and that the disruptions to daily life could be “severe.” The CDC also recommended that parents should discuss the possibility of school closures and that businesses should consider telecommuting options. One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.” FEB. 29 — At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, Trump promotes his administration’s response to the virus, saying his decision to impose travel restrictions “has been now given very good grades, like an A +++.” MARCH 3 — Dr. Robert Kadlec, the assistant secretary for preparedness and response at HHS, testified before Congress last month that the country would need roughly 3.5 billion N-95 respirators to get through the pandemic, but the national supply chain then had just about 1% of that amount. Trump pledges that the federal government will ensure that 100,000 new ventilators are made available “within the next 100 days.” APRIL 2 — Trump threatens in a Tweet to “hit 3M hard” through a DPA order, saying the company “will have a big price to pay!” The president also says he will order several companies, including Philips, to increase production of ventilators.
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