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ffp1 mask coronavirus, Vice President Mike Pence, who President Trump tapped this week to head the administration's coronavirus task force, said in a news conference Saturday, We have more than 40 million masks available today. ... We’ve contracted now with [manufacturer] 3M to — 35 million more masks per month will be produced, and we’re also going to be working with other manufacturers.” However, 3M communications manager Jennifer Ehrich said the company couldn't confirm Pence's statement, The Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported.
ffp1 mask coronavirus - “Just to clarify, we are not yet under contract for the volume mentioned today, she said. However, we are preparing to respond to the U.S. administration’s request for a proposal for respirators. 3M continues to maximize production at its manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and around the world for all types of N95 respirators.” In Italy, which has seen the largest outbreak of the virus in Europe, authorities were investigating reports of price gouging. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
ffp1 mask coronavirus, “We have decided to open an investigation after media reports of the insane prices fetched up by these products (masks and gels) on online sales websites in the last two days,” Milan deputy chief prosecutor Tiziana Siciliano told Reuters. Many pharmacies in the country say they have run out of masks and hand sanitizer, leaving consumers with online purchases as their only recourse. A man in Washington state became the first patient to die of the virus in the U.S. Saturday, as the total number of infected Americans climbed to nearly 70, including four patients who likely contracted it within the community.
ffp1 mask coronavirus - Fox New contributor Charlie Hurt weighs in on the South Carolina primary results. Billionaire presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg released an “Address to the Nation” Saturday on the coronavirus outbreak, with plans to air the video on primetime TV Sunday night. The three-minute-long spot, already posted online, shows Bloomberg in an office with an American flag in the background, appearing to strive for a White House visual effect. “At times like this, it’s the job of the president to reassure the public that he or she is taking all the necessary steps to protect the health and wellbeing of every citizen,” Bloomberg says, referring to the outbreak.
ffp1 mask coronavirus - TRUMP MOCKS BLOOMBERG'S HEIGHT BY CROUCHING BEHIND PODIUM AT CPAC “That requires putting politics and partisanship aside,” he adds later. The video -- scheduled to air around 8:30 p.m. on CBS and NBC -- came on the same day that Bloomberg’s rivals in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination were competing in the South Carolina primary – the last of four early races that Bloomberg, a late entrant, chose to skip. TRUMP AT SOUTH CAROLINA RALLY ACCUSES DEMS OF 'POLITICIZING' CORONAVIRUS, SAYS 'WE ARE TOTALLY PREPARED'