French and German officials have accused the U.S. of diverting medical supplies meant for their countries by outbidding the original buyers. The allegations come as governors complain of a 'wild west' in bidding.
Security with face masks stand in front of the Signal Iduna Park, where a temporary coronavirus treatment center opened in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday. Germany has the fourth-most COVID-19 cases in the world and demand for medical supplies has skyrocketed.Security with face masks stand in front of the Signal Iduna Park, where a temporary coronavirus treatment center opened in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday.
As of Saturday, there were more than 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide and more than 60,000 deaths from the virus, according to aby researchers at Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. has the most cases globally, with Germany and France at the fourth and fifth-highest case count, respectively.
That same day, French officials accused the U.S. of redirecting a shipment of medical masks from Shanghai originally intended for a hard-hit French region to the U.S. by offering a much higher price for the supplies,The accusations come as demand in the U.S. for facemasks surges, particularly after a new Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThe U.S. has flatly denied allegations of diverting supplies from other countries.
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