Only some medical supplies from overseas going directly to hotspots - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker: "We need 4,000 ventilators & I spoke with the vice president. When I said that & repeated that to him, he said, 'Well, our models show that maybe you need 1,400 ventilators.'"

Only some medical supplies from overseas going directly to hotspots - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker: "We need 4,000 ventilators & I spoke with the vice president. When I said that & repeated that to him, he said, 'Well, our models show that maybe you need 1,400 ventilators.'" submitted by /u/anutensil
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Trump’s Promised 100K Ventilators Won’t Be Ready Until June: FEMA

Trump’s Promised 100K Ventilators Won’t Be Ready Until June: FEMA submitted by /u/Person21323231213242
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Global coronavirus cases surpass one million

Global coronavirus cases surpass one million
Reuters: Health
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Thursday with more than 52,000 deaths as the pandemic further exploded in the United States and the death toll climbed in Spain and Italy, according to a Reuters tally of official data.


Washington, D.C. needs 3,600 hospital beds for coronavirus peak: mayor

Washington, D.C. needs 3,600 hospital beds for coronavirus peak: mayor
Reuters: Health
Washington, D.C. needs an estimated 3,600 hospital beds within the next two weeks as it braces for a coronavirus outbreak, the mayor wrote in a letter to hospitals in the U.S. capital.


Staff at a NY hospital dump protective gear in outdoor trash can after handling bodies

Staff at a NY hospital dump protective gear in outdoor trash can after handling bodies
Reuters: Health
Staff at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York City were seen disposing of their gowns and caps and other protective wear in a sidewalk trash can on Thursday after wheeling bodies out of the hospital and loading them into a refrigerated truck.


Test maker disputes claim of would-be U.S. seller of 'two-minute' coronavirus diagnostic

Test maker disputes claim of would-be U.S. seller of 'two-minute' coronavirus diagnostic
Reuters: Health
BodySphere, which describes itself as a distributor of medical products needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic, has falsely claimed that it has access to a rapid diagnostic test made by Safecare Biotech in China for sale in the United States, the test manufacturer told Reuters.


A radical approach to preventing Covid-19 infection in the homeless

A radical approach to preventing Covid-19 infection in the homeless submitted by /u/Maveric04
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