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FILE - In this July 25, 2017 file photo, nurses cover their faces with masks to protect from the spread of the swine flu outside the Naypyitaw hospital in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted guidance to doctors and nurses that surgical masks are OK to wear when treating patients who may be sick from the new coronavirus — a decision made in reaction to possible shortages of a more protective respirator masks. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

FILE - In this July 25, 2017 file photo, nurses cover their faces with masks to protect from the spread of the swine flu outside the Naypyitaw hospital in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted guidance to doctors and nurses that surgical masks are OK to wear when treating patients who may be sick from the new coronavirus — a decision made in reaction to possible shortages of a more protective respirato…

March 29, 2020

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Relief package billions can't buy hospitals out of shortages
March 29, 2020 8:26 a.m.

Relief package billions can't buy hospitals out of shortages

The billions of tax dollars headed for hospitals and states as part of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus response bill won't fix the problem facing doctors and nurses: a critical shortage of protective gowns, gloves and masks.