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Despite months of warning, the US could soon run out of gloves, goggles, and body bags as coronavirus cases keep surging
Documents obtained by NBC News show the national stockpile is low on equipment, as medical workers …
Sinéad Baker
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A Kennedy who worked on Jared Kushner's COVID-19 task force said he was asked to distort a coronavirus prediction to make the outbreak seem less bad
Max Kennedy Jr., a Democrat, said he joined Jared Kushner's coronavirus response team hoping that i…
Sinéad Baker
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A Polish protective-glove maker has seen its stock explode 6,700% this year as the pandemic fuels a boom in sales
Poland-based Mercator Medical crossed a $1.8 billion market valuation for the first time after its …
Shalini Nagarajan
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New York nurses are suing the state after being asked to work 7 days after being diagnosed with COVID-19, flouting public health recommendations
One hospital forced a nurse to come back to work after testing positive for COVID-19. The same day …
Paulina Cachero
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COVID-19 personal protective equipment causes serious skin injuries: Study
Some workers may be worried about using dressings to protect their nose bridge and cheeks, thinkin…
PTI
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Why a shoe company is making 100,000 masks a week to fight the coronavirus
As mask shortages due to coronavirus have left doctors in hospitals at risk, retailers like New Bal…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron
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In the age of COVID-19, gym-goers are looking for safer ways to work out. KleenWraps says its microbial wraps are the solution
The wraps are waterproof, have silicon grips, and can also be used for shopping carts, subway poles…
Grace Dean
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Akshay Kumar donates ₹3 crore to Mumbai's civic body for fighting Coronavirus
Akshay Kumar has donated Rs 3 crore to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the manufacture…
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PNB Housing Finance signs pact with IIT Delhi to develop sustainable PPE kits
The PPE kits developed will then be supplied to government hospitals, PNBHFL said in a release. …
PTI
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Workers volunteered to live in a factory for 28 days to produce millions of pounds of raw PPE materials to make masks and gowns for frontline medical workers
Forty-three Braskem America employees volunteered to live in the factory to limit outside exposure …
Lauren Frias
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Disposed PPE could be turned into biofuel, say Indian scientists
According to the study, published in the journal Biofuels, billions of items of disposable PPE can …
PTI
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A man made a custom heart-shaped face mask for his cardiologist wife — and the design is free to download
With hospitals running low on protective personal equipment, Allison Dupont's husband used a 3D pri…
Matthew Wilson
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Jimmy Kimmel shares misleading clip of Mike Pence jokingly suggesting that he carry empty boxes of medical supplies 'just for the cameras'
Jimmy Kimmel wrongly accused Pence of carrying the empty boxes as a publicity stunt and a shortened…
Eliza Relman
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Thousands of boxes of PPE worth more than $10 million were forgotten for months and left in the rain outside a California event center: report
Brand new PPE, including hospital gowns, face shields, and goggles, sat in the rain for months outs…
Kate Duffy
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A man in Georgia was caught trying to sell nonexistent N95 masks for $317 million to a foreign government
Paul Penn was caught by the US Secret Service after the foreign government wired $317 million into …
Madison Hall
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Fashion brands are reopening their factories and making millions of face masks to fight the coronavirus-related shortage
Major brands like Louis Vuitton, Christian Siriano, and Zara are using their factories to produce m…
Jacqueline Baylon,Kevin Reilly
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COVID-19 medical waste is putting a strain on removal systems. Here are the companies trying to solve the problem.
Throwing away masks leads to risks like potentially contaminating other recyclables, damaging machi…