The long delay in the U.S. reaction has led to a urgent need for personal protection equipment. The result is a new 'wild west' where stealing and cheating to get PPE is the new norm:
- German army loses 6 million face masks in Kenya - Nation.ke
- Trump Administration Uses Wartime Powers To Be First In Line On Medical Supplies - KHN
- Coronavirus: US 'wants 3M to end mask exports to Canada and Latin America' - BBC
- Trudeau threatens retaliation after Trump keeps shipment of masks intended for Canadian doctors - Independent
- Coronavirus: Turkey seizes hundreds of ventilators paid for by Spain in move ‘bordering on criminality’ - Independent
- US Leads Global Wave of Nations Stealing, Seizing and Diverting Coronavirus Equipment - Orinoco Tribune
- US accused of seizing face mask shipments bound for Europe, Canada - DW
- Million $ checks exchanged on a McDonald's parking lot to get masks:
Illinois adjusts on the fly to meet medical supply needs in a coronavirus ‘Wild West’ - Sun Times - The Feds impounded the masks Massachusets had ordered. Twice. So MA they had to use alternative ways to get them:
A Patriots plane full of 1 million N95 masks from China arrived Thursday. Here’s how the plan came together - Boston Globe
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