Federal Emergency Management Agency said masks are being shipped but declines to be specific
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor said Sunday that masks are currently being sent to states, particularly hot spots such as New York City and California - an announcement that comes in the form of health care workers who receive severe therapy. Gears become increasingly desperate.
However, Gaynor was unable to provide more details on when the masks would arrive or provide a specific number.
“They have been distributed. They've been distributed over the past couple of weeks. They're shipping today. They'll ship tomorrow,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.” ABCs Martha Raddatz asked Gaynor of facilities would get them in time before the health system in critically affected states is overwhelmed.
“Again, they're shipping today, they shipped yesterday and they're shipping tomorrow.”
The White House Coronavirus Task Force announced on Saturday that 600 million N-95 masks were sent to the U.S. An order was given to protect health workers, but officials were unable to answer when they would be ready for use. At the briefing, Ennore told reporters: "Every single governor across the country is looking for the same thing, so it's a balance" and said the masks are "out now."
On Sunday, Raddatz pressed Gaynor: "When you say 'they,' how many? Which masks? The new masks?"
"I mean, it is hundreds of thousands of millions of things that we're shipping from the stockpile. I can't give you the details about what every single state of what every single city is doing," he responded. “But I'm telling you that we are shipping from our national stockpile, we're shipping from vendors, we're shipping from donations. It is happening. The demand is great."
Gaynor said the administration is ready to go to zero in the national reserves to meet medical demands.He also reiterated that FEMA is fulfilling its mandatory mission in addressing coronavirus, after which the Department of Health and Human Services has taken the reins.
Public health medical mission, that right lies with HHS Gaynor said. My mission, FEMA, before, natural disasters and those catastrophic events. Now it is a different world. Now HHS and FEMA are tied arm in arm… Today I am trying to focus on today and tomorrow and where we want to be in two weeks.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor said Sunday that masks are currently being sent to states, particularly hot spots such as New York City and California - an announcement that comes in the form of health care workers who receive severe therapy. Gears become increasingly desperate.
However, Gaynor was unable to provide more details on when the masks would arrive or provide a specific number.
“They have been distributed. They've been distributed over the past couple of weeks. They're shipping today. They'll ship tomorrow,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.” ABCs Martha Raddatz asked Gaynor of facilities would get them in time before the health system in critically affected states is overwhelmed.
“Again, they're shipping today, they shipped yesterday and they're shipping tomorrow.”
The White House Coronavirus Task Force announced on Saturday that 600 million N-95 masks were sent to the U.S. An order was given to protect health workers, but officials were unable to answer when they would be ready for use. At the briefing, Ennore told reporters: "Every single governor across the country is looking for the same thing, so it's a balance" and said the masks are "out now."
On Sunday, Raddatz pressed Gaynor: "When you say 'they,' how many? Which masks? The new masks?"
"I mean, it is hundreds of thousands of millions of things that we're shipping from the stockpile. I can't give you the details about what every single state of what every single city is doing," he responded. “But I'm telling you that we are shipping from our national stockpile, we're shipping from vendors, we're shipping from donations. It is happening. The demand is great."
Gaynor said the administration is ready to go to zero in the national reserves to meet medical demands.He also reiterated that FEMA is fulfilling its mandatory mission in addressing coronavirus, after which the Department of Health and Human Services has taken the reins.
Public health medical mission, that right lies with HHS Gaynor said. My mission, FEMA, before, natural disasters and those catastrophic events. Now it is a different world. Now HHS and FEMA are tied arm in arm… Today I am trying to focus on today and tomorrow and where we want to be in two weeks.
