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A top California official pushed hard for a $600-million mask deal. Fraud claims followed

California Controller Betty Yee, seen during a 2016 hearing, sent a series of text messages in 2020 to promote a $600-million deal for the state to purchase protective masks from a startup healthcare supplies company. But in a series of text messages written between March 20 and March 27, 2020, and made public in the Blue Flame lawsuit, Yee went …

Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to U.S. residents starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings. President Joe Biden embraced the initiative after facing mounting criticism this month over the inaccessibility — both in supply and …

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

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 …

Joe Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week

Highlights 400 million N95 masks will be available for free to Americans starting next week. The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings. The White House said the masks will be …

Start your day here: The Biden administration will give out 400 million free N95 masks

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US to send Covid-19 aid worth $100 million to India, first flight to land today

A key U.S. senator is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate N95 mask fraud and federal agents announced the seizure of 1.7 million more counterfeit 3M masks in the New York borough of Queens as the breadth of a major scam concerning front-line health workers continues to grow. KHN also reported that independent tests on masks given to …

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India Donates 1.8 Million N95 Masks to Philadelphia City in US to Help in Fight Against Covid-19

India has donated 1.8 million N95 masks to Philadelphia, the largest city in the US state of Pennsylvania, to help in its fight against COVID-19, setting another example of a robust Indo-US partnership in the health sector. The move comes after the Mayor of Philadelphia, Jim Kenney, made a request to India for supply of masks to be used by …

Victoria has a warehouse containing "19 million surgical masks" along with other items of personal protective equipment, Premier Daniel Andrews says, but accessing supplies was "very challenging" due to worldwide demand amid the coronavirus global pandemic. Key points: Healthcare workers say they are struggling wearing PPE for long hours, with added concerns the equipment is not of a standard that …