HOW TO SPOT FAKE FACE MASKS
The story of how one brand of counterfeits has infiltrated Americas supply chains illustrates how the lack of coordination amid massive shortages has plunged the countrys medical system into chaos. Subscribe to Outbreak , a daily roundup of stories on the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on global business, delivered free to your inbox. GET YOUR ORIGINAL FACEMASK HERE On a day when covid-19 cases soared, healthcare supplies were scarce and an anguished doctor warned he was being sent to war without bullets, a cargo plane landed at the Los Angeles International Airport, supposedly loaded with the ammo doctors and nurses were begging for: some of the first N95 medical masks to reach the U.S. in almost six weeks. Already healthcare workers who lacked the crucial protection had caught COVID-19 after treating patients infected with the highly contagious new coronavirus. That very day an emergency room doctor who earlier texted a friend that he felt unsafe without protect...