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READ: What Washington Told The Trump Admin About How Bad Its COVID19 Crisis Is
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/read-what-washington-told-the-trump-admin-about-how-bad-its-covid19-crisis-is
By Josh Kovensky
March 18, 2020 12:53 p.m.
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The state faces shortages in each, leading to longer ER wait times and forcing doctors and nurses to work overtime and take on additional shifts.
But the problem has been worsened by the fact that a “significant number of clinical care providers and support staff are currently quarantined.”
The state also faces issues with the supply of respirators and personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary to prevent medical staff from contracting COVID-19.
Washington describes a “critical shortage,” saying that “regional and national stockpiles” of PPE won’t meet the state’s demand, in part due to reduced supply from China.
But supply shortages in the state extend further: without specifying, the state says that it is running low on some medications, and that its blood stocks are “critically low.”
</snip>
By Josh Kovensky
March 18, 2020 12:53 p.m.
<snip>
The state faces shortages in each, leading to longer ER wait times and forcing doctors and nurses to work overtime and take on additional shifts.
But the problem has been worsened by the fact that a “significant number of clinical care providers and support staff are currently quarantined.”
The state also faces issues with the supply of respirators and personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary to prevent medical staff from contracting COVID-19.
Washington describes a “critical shortage,” saying that “regional and national stockpiles” of PPE won’t meet the state’s demand, in part due to reduced supply from China.
But supply shortages in the state extend further: without specifying, the state says that it is running low on some medications, and that its blood stocks are “critically low.”
</snip>