Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor stated Sunday that masks are at present being shipped to states, notably scorching spots like New York City and California — an announcement that comes as health care staff grow more and more determined for essential medical gear.
Nevertheless, Gaynor was unable to offer more element on when the masks would arrive or provide particular numbers.
“They've been distributed. They have been distributed over the previous couple of weeks. They're delivery in the present day. They will ship tomorrow,” he stated on ABC’s “This Week.”
ABC’s Martha Raddatz requested Gaynor if amenities would get them in time before the well being system in critically affected states is overwhelmed.
“Again, they're delivery right now, they shipped yesterday and they're delivery tomorrow.”
The White Home coronavirus process drive introduced Saturday that 600 million N-95 masks have been ordered to protect U.S. well being care staff, but officials have been unable to reply once they can be ready for use. At the briefing, Gaynor advised reporters: “Every single governor throughout the nation is on the lookout for the exact same factor, so it’s a stability” and added that the masks “are out there now.”
On Sunday, Raddatz pressed Gaynor: "If you say 'they,' how many? Which masks? The brand new masks?"
"I mean, it is tons of of hundreds of hundreds of thousands of issues that we're delivery from the stockpile. I can not give you the particulars about what each single state of what each single metropolis is doing," he responded. “But I am telling you that we are delivery from our national stockpile, we're delivery from vendors, we're delivery from donations. It is occurring. The demand is nice."
Gaynor stated the administration is prepared to “go to zero” in the nationwide stockpile to satisfy medical demands.
He also reiterated that FEMA has been fulfilling its mandated mission in addressing the coronavirus, having let the Well being and Human Providers Division take the reins.
“The public well being medical mission, that authority lies with HHS“ Gaynor stated. “My mission, FEMA, prior to this, natural disasters and those catastrophic occasions that happen. Now it's a totally different world. Now HHS and FEMA are locked arm in arm … immediately I'm making an attempt to concentrate on at this time and tomorrow and where we need to be in a pair weeks.”
Src: FEMA said masks are being shipped but declines to be specific
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