‘Severe Disruption’: Global Shortage of Anti-Virus Masks, Says WHO

‘Severe Disruption’: Global Shortage of Anti-Virus Masks, Says WHO
A security guard checks the temperature of a woman wearing a protective mask at the entrance of a park in Beijing, China on Jan. 31, 2020. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Due to severe demand amid the coronavirus outbreak in China, the world is now facing a “severe disruption” of medical masks and other protective equipment, according to the World Health Organization.

The current supply chain of medical masks, respirators, and other related equipment is facing a four-to-six-month backlog, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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