Want N95 mask? Get doctor’s prescription
4 years, 10 months ago

Want N95 mask? Get doctor’s prescription

The Hindu  

In a new mandate to curb unnecessary demand, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration on Friday said that chemists cannot sell N95 masks without a doctors prescription. The FDA also warned that serious action would be taken against those who are found selling masks at high prices or hoarding them. “Personal Protective Equipment kits and N95 masks are being sold at very high prices in medical shops.The State has received many complaints about the same. It has also been found that many are making bulk purchases and hording PPE kits and N95 masks,” FDA commissioner Arun Unhale stated in his circular, adding that it is now compulsory to sell the kits and masks only on doctors prescription.

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Free N95 masks to be made available at pharmacies, White House says
2 years, 11 months ago

Free N95 masks to be made available at pharmacies, White House says

Live Mint  

BY SABRINA SIDDIQUI | UPDATED JAN 19, 2022 05:00 AM EST Distribution of 400 million masks comes as the Biden administration is also offering free rapid tests to combat the spread of Covid-19 The Biden administration on Wednesday is expected to announce plans to make 400 million N95 masks available free at pharmacies and community health centers across the country, …

White House to distribute 400 million N95 masks for free, starting next week
2 years, 11 months ago

White House to distribute 400 million N95 masks for free, starting next week

LA Times  

The Biden administration plans to start distributing next week millions of N95 masks, like the one nurse Lindsay Bowker is shown wearing in Kirkland, Wash. The Biden administration plans to distribute 400 million high-quality masks to Americans for free starting next week in the hopes of offering better protection against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the White House announced …

CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
2 years, 11 months ago

CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks

LA Times  

Registered nurse Scott McGieson wears an N95 mask as he walks out of a patient’s room in the acute care unit of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Friday. U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by healthcare workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In updated guidance …

CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
2 years, 11 months ago

CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks

Hindustan Times  

US health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In updated guidance posted late Friday afternoon, CDC officials removed concerns related to supply shortages and more clearly said that properly fitted N95 and KN95 masks offer the most protection. In its …

Where To Buy N95 And KN95 Masks That Aren't Counterfeit
3 years ago

Where To Buy N95 And KN95 Masks That Aren't Counterfeit

Huff Post  

Since the pandemic started, our lives have changed, adjusted and readjusted. “It’s estimated to be three times more transmissible than the delta variant,” she said, referring to the variant that was previously the most more prevalent in the U.S. “If we can upgrade our masks, it may help with that.” You can do so by double masking or by wearing …

"Make Provisions For Doing Atleast 1 Lakh RTPCR Testing Everyday, Regulate Quantity And Ban Sale Of Faulty N95 Masks": Plea In Delhi High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

"Make Provisions For Doing Atleast 1 Lakh RTPCR Testing Everyday, Regulate Quantity And Ban Sale Of Faulty N95 Masks": Plea In Delhi High Court

Live Law  

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions on Union of India and GNCTD to make provisions for doing atleast 1 lakh RTPCR testing everyday and also to explore the possibility of information sharing on import of "at home Self Testing kits" from countries where they are already in use.The plea filed by a …

FDA: N95 masks, now plentiful, should no longer be reused
3 years, 8 months ago

FDA: N95 masks, now plentiful, should no longer be reused

Associated Press  

The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers and the deadly coronavirus. “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending health care personnel and facilities transition away from crisis capacity conservation strategies,” said the agency in a …

The US has N95 masks available – you just can’t find them
3 years, 10 months ago

The US has N95 masks available – you just can’t find them

CNN  

CNN — Nearly a year ago, Brian Wolin got involved because he wanted to help. A chiropractor for 22 years, Wolin partnered with his brother-in-law to form Protective Health Gear, a New Jersey company set on making N95 masks to help health care workers in the coronavirus pandemic. After months of thorough paperwork and rigorous testing of his N95 mask, …

Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell
3 years, 10 months ago

Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell

Associated Press  

Mike Bowen’s warehouse outside Fort Worth, Texas, was piled high with cases of medical-grade N95 face masks. Turner’s employer, North Memorial Health, said in a statement that supplies have stabilized, but the company is still limiting use because “we must remain mindful of that supply” to ensure everyone’s safety. Chester “Trey” Moeller, a political appointee who served as the CDC’s …

Column: Why the U.S. still hasn’t solved its mask and glove shortages
4 years ago

Column: Why the U.S. still hasn’t solved its mask and glove shortages

LA Times  

Frontline medical personnel like these at Loma Linda University Medical Center rely on personal protective equipment while treating COVID-19 patients. In a survey last month, more than half of hospitals’ infection prevention specialists reported that they were wearing their N95 protective masks designed for one-time use five times or more. “The U.S. continues to face shortages of personal protective equipment, …

1,100 Indigenous Manufacturers of PPE Kits Developed by Centre Till Date: MoS Health
4 years, 3 months ago

1,100 Indigenous Manufacturers of PPE Kits Developed by Centre Till Date: MoS Health

News 18  

New Delhi: A total of 1,100 indigenous manufacturers of personal protection equipment kits have been developed by the government till date, most of them being from the MSME sector, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. From no indigenous manufacturer to begin with… 1,100 indigenous manufacturers of personal protection equipment kits have been developed by the government till date, most …

Scarcity of raw material still squeezes N95 mask makers
4 years, 3 months ago

Scarcity of raw material still squeezes N95 mask makers

Associated Press  

FRESNO, Calif. — White House officials say U.S. hospitals have all the medical supplies needed to battle the deadly virus, but frontline workers, hospital officials and even the Food and Drug Administration say that’s not the case. Pressure on the medical supply chain continues today, and in “many ways things have only gotten worse,” the American Medical Association president, Dr. …

COVID-19 pandemic prompts designers to reimagine PPE, make it more effective and accessible
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic prompts designers to reimagine PPE, make it more effective and accessible

Firstpost  

In March, as Covid-19 cases spiked and supplies of N95 protective masks dwindled at the Bay Area hospital where her brother-in-law works, Megan Duong launched a local search for N95s. It’s now possible to find startups crowdfunding for or selling a silver-plated antimicrobial glove, a facemask hidden in the brim of a hat, and a protective bubble that covers the …

Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing
4 years, 3 months ago

Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing

Associated Press  

FRESNO, Calif. — Rachel Spray is still grieving the loss of her fellow nurse who died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center in California. Pressure on the medical supply chain continues today, and in “many ways things have only gotten worse,” the American Medical Association’s president, Dr. Susan Bailey, said in a recent …

Centre & State Responsible To Ensure Availability Of N-95 Masks At Reasonable Prices: Karnataka HC
4 years, 4 months ago

Centre & State Responsible To Ensure Availability Of N-95 Masks At Reasonable Prices: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

Observing that "the Central and State Government are not helpless when it comes to regulating the price of N-95 masks and availability thereof," the Karnataka High Court on Friday, directed both governments to respond on the question of introducing regulatory measures as regards price of N95 masks. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay OKa and Justice Aravind Kumar said …

Govt Relaxes Export Conditions for N95 Masks, Medical Coveralls
4 years, 4 months ago

Govt Relaxes Export Conditions for N95 Masks, Medical Coveralls

News 18  

The government on Tuesday relaxed curbs on exporting of masks and medical coveralls that are mostly used to control coronavirus infections. "The export policy of N-95/FFP2 masks or its equivalent is revised from prohibited to restricted category," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification. The DGFT has also removed export curbs on 2/3 ply surgical masks, and …

Over 3 Crore N95 Masks, 1.28 Cr PPEs, 10 Cr HCQ Tablets Given to States & UTs by Centre for Free
4 years, 4 months ago

Over 3 Crore N95 Masks, 1.28 Cr PPEs, 10 Cr HCQ Tablets Given to States & UTs by Centre for Free

News 18  

The government has distributed more than 3.04 crore N95 masks and over 1.28 crore personal protection equipment kits among the states, Union territories and central institutions for free since March 11, the health ministry said on Thursday. In addition, 22,533 "Make in India" ventilators have been delivered to various states, Union territories and central institutions, the ministry said, adding that …

Amid Victorian coronavirus deaths, pressure mounts for respirator masks to protect Australian doctors
4 years, 5 months ago

Amid Victorian coronavirus deaths, pressure mounts for respirator masks to protect Australian doctors

ABC  

It's a workplace uniform which has scared little children, but for Perth doctor Sean Stevens the alternative to not wearing it is far more terrifying. Key points: Healthcare workers are concerned about the risk of a WA outbreak Healthcare workers are concerned about the risk of a WA outbreak The Government has ramped up procurement of PPE for the sector …

Govt allows restriction-free export of 4 crore masks, 20 lakh medical goggles
4 years, 5 months ago

Govt allows restriction-free export of 4 crore masks, 20 lakh medical goggles

Live Mint  

The government has relaxed norms for the export of face shields, certain kind of surgical masks and medical goggles which are in demand due to coronavirus pandemic. "Following PM Modi's mantra of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, in a decision to promote Make in India and industrial growth, govt permits export of 4 cr 2/3 Ply surgical masks and 20 lakh medical goggles …

'Meaningless' FDA Certificates Are Used To Tout Dubious Face Masks
4 years, 5 months ago

'Meaningless' FDA Certificates Are Used To Tout Dubious Face Masks

NPR  

'Meaningless' FDA Certificates Are Used To Tout Dubious Face Masks Enlarge this image toggle caption Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images When the order of 100,000 masks arrived at an unnamed factory for use in protecting workers against COVID-19, they were covered in dirt, dust and mysterious stains. NPR found valid registrations for all of these facilities, but none had …

Price Regulation (Or Lack Thereof) Of N-95 Masks
4 years, 5 months ago

Price Regulation (Or Lack Thereof) Of N-95 Masks

Live Law  

The onset of the COVID 19 pandemic has brought into focus face masks and hand sanitizers, which can be considered to be the first line of defense against the virus. However, with effect from April 01, 2020, all medical devices, including N-95 masks, have been notified as drugs, vesting jurisdiction with the NPPA to control / monitor their prices. Instead, …

Govt removed masks, sanitisers from essential commodities list against manufacturers' advice
4 years, 6 months ago

Govt removed masks, sanitisers from essential commodities list against manufacturers' advice

India Today  

The Centre ignored manufacturers' advice not to remove sanitisers and masks from essential commodities list, India Today TV has learned. On June 30, AIMeD in its letter written to government said: “As the unlock process has started in India, masks, and sanitisers are more in demand than earlier.” It said face masks should remain under essential services category for the …

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Challenging The Ban On Exports Of PPE Kits And Disposable Masks [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Challenging The Ban On Exports Of PPE Kits And Disposable Masks [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the restrictions imposed by the Central Government on the export of PPE kits and face masks. Filed by an MSME named Thompson Press Services, the petition argues that the export restrictions imposed by the Central Government have caused immense hardship to the labour and loss of revenue to the companies. …

Reconsider Capping Price Of N-95 Masks Urges Bombay HC As Centre Contends Masks Already Sold At 47% Reduced Price
4 years, 6 months ago

Reconsider Capping Price Of N-95 Masks Urges Bombay HC As Centre Contends Masks Already Sold At 47% Reduced Price

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre and National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority regarding the cap on price of N-95 masks considering the Drug Price Control Order which states that the government will have to ensure that prices are not increased more than 10% of prices prevailing in preceding 12 months. Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and …

Newsom says 150 million N95 masks will arrive after BYD earns federal approval
4 years, 7 months ago

Newsom says 150 million N95 masks will arrive after BYD earns federal approval

LA Times  

A ground crew at the Los Angeles International Airport unloads pallets of supplies of medical personal protective equipment, or PPE, from a China Southern Cargo plane upon arrival on April 10. California will begin receiving shipments of much-needed N95 masks from Chinese automaker BYD in the coming days after federal regulators approved the company’s respirators, Gov. “This new supply of …

20,000 health professionals to return to work as Maharashtra regulates PPE price
4 years, 7 months ago

20,000 health professionals to return to work as Maharashtra regulates PPE price

Live Mint  

Thousands of doctors and nurses who had shut shop for the past two months in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, have begun returning to work with the Maharashtra government facilitating procurement of personal protection equipment for free to all private clinics. Availability of N95 masks however, is still an issue," said Dr Shivkumar Utture, who opened his clinic after he could …

PIL Seeking Cap On Price Of N-95 Masks : Bombay HC Asks Union Of India To Respond
4 years, 7 months ago

PIL Seeking Cap On Price Of N-95 Masks : Bombay HC Asks Union Of India To Respond

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the Union of India to inform whether a decision has been taken regarding capping the prices of N-95 masks that are being sold across the country in light of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice SS Shinde was hearing a PIL filed by journalist …

Sucheta Dalal, Anjali Damania Move Bombay HC To Curb Black Marketing & Hoarding Of N95 Masks, Sanitizers, Gloves Etc
4 years, 7 months ago

Sucheta Dalal, Anjali Damania Move Bombay HC To Curb Black Marketing & Hoarding Of N95 Masks, Sanitizers, Gloves Etc

Live Law  

A PIL has been moved before the Bombay High Court seeking directions qua black marketing, hoarding and profiteering of N95 masks in Maharashtra as well as to ensure sufficient availability of surgical masks and other masks at fair prices.The plea has been filed by Sucheta Dalal, a business journalist and Anjali Damania, an anti-corruption activist and states that even though …

Large share of Dutch face masks found to be faulty
4 years, 7 months ago

Large share of Dutch face masks found to be faulty

NL Times  

As the use of face masks becomes more widely adopted across the Netherlands, the number of faulty products circulating on the grey and black markets has skyrocketed in recent weeks, various sources told the newspaper AD on Satuday.According to Delft-based technical services firm Kalibra, for example, at least 30 percent of the face masks they examined failed to pass an …

Overpriced N95 Face Masks That You Bought on Shopping Sites Could Be Fake - News18
4 years, 8 months ago

Overpriced N95 Face Masks That You Bought on Shopping Sites Could Be Fake - News18

News 18  

With the outbreak of Covid-19 in India, ensued a maddening rush to local medical shops among all of us to buy face masks — an act that even India's most hideously polluted cities failed to make us do. As a result, since many of us resorted to buying our face masks from online e-commerce stores, it now comes to light …

US doctor: I shouldn’t have to buy masks and gloves on the black market (opinion)
4 years, 8 months ago

US doctor: I shouldn’t have to buy masks and gloves on the black market (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Alexander Salerno is a primary care physician at Salerno Medical Associates, a family practice in New Jersey dedicated to population health, chronic disease management and community health. Because the United States outsources the production of medical supplies and test components to other countries, and those countries have been under lockdown due to the pandemic, we are in the …

Start-up set for mass production of N95 masks
4 years, 8 months ago

Start-up set for mass production of N95 masks

The Hindu  

The State may not experience another shortage of N95 masks if and when a pandemic breaks out at any point in the future. A Kochi-based company, working with the Kerala Startup Mission and Maker Village, is determined to turn the shortage of N95 masks, the most common particulate-filtering facepiece respirator across the world, felt during the fight against COVID-19 being …

IIT Kanpur, Lucknow institute develop alternative to N95 masks amid Covid-19 pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

IIT Kanpur, Lucknow institute develop alternative to N95 masks amid Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The IIT Kanpur and Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences have claimed to have developed an alternative to high-end N95 face masks. Called as the positive pressure respirator system, it will address an acute scarcity of N95 masks, which are a critical component of personal protective equipment kits, IIT's mechanical engineering Prof Nachiketa Tiwari said. High-end N95 face …

Despite promises of more masks, doctors and nurses have to reuse N95s
4 years, 8 months ago

Despite promises of more masks, doctors and nurses have to reuse N95s

LA Times  

Nurses hold a rally at UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital on Monday in Santa Monica to draw attention to their need for more personal protective equipment and other issues. “If you had told me I would be reusing N95 masks before the coronavirus, I would’ve laughed and not believed you,” said Jill Tobin, an emergency room nurse in the …

NL acquisition, production of masks happened too slowly: report
4 years, 8 months ago

NL acquisition, production of masks happened too slowly: report

NL Times  

Hospitals, sector organizations and manufacturers are critical of how long it took the Ministry of Public Health and the national consortium of medical supplies LCH to start buying and producing medical masks. We could have started much earlier, for example with making agreements with raw material suppliers," Afpro director Joost Verlaan said to NRC. Bart Berden, president of the Noord-Brabant …

Govt exempts customs duty, health cess on ventilators, surgical masks, PPE, Covid-19 test kits
4 years, 8 months ago

Govt exempts customs duty, health cess on ventilators, surgical masks, PPE, Covid-19 test kits

India TV News  

The government on Thursday exempted customs duty and health cess on ventilators, surgical masks, PPEs and COVID-19 test kits amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis in India. "In the context of Covid-19 situation, considering the immediate requirement of ventilators and other items, the Central Government has granted exemption from basic customs duty and health cess, on the import of these goods, …

Jr. docs request funds for PPE, N95 masks, sanitisers
4 years, 9 months ago

Jr. docs request funds for PPE, N95 masks, sanitisers

The Hindu  

Telangana Junior Doctors Association members have appealed to the people to donate funds to buy N95 masks, sanitisers, Personal Protection Equipment for doctors, nurses and paramedical staff on duty at government hospitals. Though the State government is taking substantial efforts to provide safety gears, the junior doctors said that there are a few gaps which needs to be filled. “At …

FDA changes course and allows China’s KN95 mask to be used in US
4 years, 9 months ago

FDA changes course and allows China’s KN95 mask to be used in US

CNN  

CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday changed its position on a sought-after type of respirator from China, the KN95, announcing that the agency will authorize the mask for use in healthcare settings if it meets certain criteria. LISTEN: The Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction Podcast The FDA did not include these masks on its initial guidance for …

Coronavirus: India not exporting N95 masks and critical PPEs to other countries
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: India not exporting N95 masks and critical PPEs to other countries

Op India  

On 29 March, India supplied 90 tonnes of medical protective equipment to Serbia to help the country in fighting the Chinese coronavirus outbreak. pic.twitter.com/pMZqV7dwTg — UNDP in Serbia March 29, 2020 Cochin customs in action to clear a consignment of 35 lakhs pairs of sterile latex surgical gloves to Serbia to support the global war against #COVID2019 #IndianCustomsAtWork #cbic pic.twitter.com/T6I7u04pow …

Counterfeit N95 masks are leaking into the supply chain
4 years, 9 months ago

Counterfeit N95 masks are leaking into the supply chain

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The urgent and overwhelming demand for N95 masks has created fertile ground for scammers to start leaking counterfeits into the supply chain and to make fake deals for product that doesn’t exist. “We have a policy of having our clinicians test a small sample of medical equipment like masks before we give it to our …

First N95 medical mask imports finally reaching US
4 years, 9 months ago

First N95 medical mask imports finally reaching US

Associated Press  

The first N95 medical masks to reach the U.S. since February are arriving by plane and ship this week, with trucks standing ready to speed them to coronavirus hot spots around the country. “We’re still doing everything we can to support safety-net facilities, but we’re also receiving requests for major hospitals in hard-hit areas.” FEMA said in a written statement …

Centre steps up manufacture, distribution of N95 masks, ventilators as docs complain of protective gear shortage
4 years, 9 months ago

Centre steps up manufacture, distribution of N95 masks, ventilators as docs complain of protective gear shortage

Firstpost  

The government has ramped up efforts to manufacture, procure and boost the supply of Personal Protective Equipment such as N95 masks, coveralls as well as equipment like ventilators, the Ministry for Health and Family Welfare said on Monday The government has ramped up efforts to manufacture, procure and boost the supply of Personal Protective Equipment such as N95 masks, coveralls …

Sydney doctors claim they are being asked to reuse coronavirus face masks, sparking safety fears
4 years, 9 months ago

Sydney doctors claim they are being asked to reuse coronavirus face masks, sparking safety fears

ABC  

A row over safety has erupted at a Sydney hospital where some doctors treating suspected coronavirus cases claim they were told to re-use face masks. Key points: The doctors say they've been told to name and date used masks and put them in storage for later use The World Health Organisation advises against this practice when dealing with suspected COVID-19 …

How Decades of Offshoring Led to a Mask Shortage in a Pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

How Decades of Offshoring Led to a Mask Shortage in a Pandemic

Wired  

If you can reach him, Gus Nasrallah, president and CEO of manufacturing equipment supplier Sharpertek in Pontiac, Michigan, can sell you a machine that cranks out the N95 face masks desperately needed by health workers treating Covid-19 patients. The crisis has exposed the fragility created by decades of companies shrinking production on US soil and growing complex overseas supply chains, …

Doctors fighting coronavirus want governments to reveal how low mask and gown supplies are
4 years, 9 months ago

Doctors fighting coronavirus want governments to reveal how low mask and gown supplies are

ABC  

Australia's top doctors have called on the federal and state governments to be transparent about how low the supplies of personal protective equipment — such as masks, gowns and gloves — actually are. Key points: Paul Torzillo, executive clinical director at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, wants authorities to be upfront about PPE stock levels Melbourne GP Mukesh Haikerwal says …

Fashion industry answers the call for masks and personal protective equipment to fight Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Fashion industry answers the call for masks and personal protective equipment to fight Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — With stores closed, runway shows canceled and global supply chains disrupted, much of the fashion industry has been rendered idle by the coronavirus pandemic. A Hedley & Bennett face mask New York Governor Andrew Cuomo took his appeal for assistance in the country’s worst-hit state to Twitter, writing: “We need companies to be creative to supply the crucial …

FEMA administrator can’t give even rough number of masks going to hospitals as doctors say they don’t have enough supplies
4 years, 9 months ago

FEMA administrator can’t give even rough number of masks going to hospitals as doctors say they don’t have enough supplies

CNN  

Washington CNN — The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency could not say in an interview Sunday how many medical masks the federal government has acquired to send to hospitals in dire need of them as supplies dwindle amid the coronavirus pandemic. “How many masks does federal government have right now and when can they get to local hospitals?” …

Himachal chemist booked for selling overpriced N-95 masks
4 years, 9 months ago

Himachal chemist booked for selling overpriced N-95 masks

Op India  

An FIR has been registered against a chemist for allegedly selling N-95 masks at four times the fixed price amid the Wuhan Coronavirus epidemic scare in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra District on Saturday. The First Information Report was lodged against the owner of the medical store under section 3/7 of the Essential Commodities act at Kangra Police station on a complaint …

Imports of medical supplies plummet as demand in US soars
4 years, 9 months ago

Imports of medical supplies plummet as demand in US soars

Associated Press  

The critical shortage of medical supplies across the U.S., including testing swabs, protective masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer, can be tied to a sudden drop in imports, mostly from China, The Associated Press has found. Some emergency rooms, hospitals and clinics in the U.S. have now run out of key medical supplies, while others are rationing personal protective equipment …

Imports of medical supplies plummet as demand in US soars
4 years, 9 months ago

Imports of medical supplies plummet as demand in US soars

Associated Press  

The critical shortage of medical supplies across the U.S., including testing swabs, protective masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer, can be tied to a sudden drop in imports, mostly from China, The Associated Press has found. Some emergency rooms, hospitals and clinics in the U.S. have now run out of key medical supplies, while others are rationing personal protective equipment …

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