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Trump may invoke the Defense Production Act to order US factories to churn out protective masks in efforts to ramp up the US response to coronavirus outbreak
The law would rapidly expand the manufacture of masks and other 'personal protective equipment' needed to prevent the spread of the disease
The subject was broached during an interagency call on Wednesday between officials from HHS and DHS, two US officials told Reuters
HHS Secretary Alex Azar told lawmakers this week that the US needs a stockpile of 300 million N95 face masks.
The US currently has only around 12 million
The CDC issued a stark warning on Tuesday that US cities, communities and hospitals would need to ramp up preparations for the virus' spread
Trump may invoke the Defense Production Act to order US factories to churn out protective masks in efforts to ramp up the US response to coronavirus outbreak
The law would rapidly expand the manufacture of masks and other 'personal protective equipment' needed to prevent the spread of the disease
The subject was broached during an interagency call on Wednesday between officials from HHS and DHS, two US officials told Reuters
HHS Secretary Alex Azar told lawmakers this week that the US needs a stockpile of 300 million N95 face masks.
The US currently has only around 12 million
The CDC issued a stark warning on Tuesday that US cities, communities and hospitals would need to ramp up preparations for the virus' spread
