Hospitals March 24, 2020 9:20 am

Shortage of Masks, Gowns, Threatens National Coronavirus Response

The need for basic supplies, masks, gloves and gowns is reaching a desperate level for some doctors, nurses and technicians fighting the COVID-19 outbreak. “The allotment of personal protection equipment for one of our hospitals…is barely enough to cover one shift at that hospital, not even a full day’s worth,” says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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