Stephen Flynn in News@Northeastern: Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic, President Trump Invokes the Defense Production Act
by Ian Thomsen, News@Northeastern
President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday invoked the Defense Production Act to help prevent the U.S. healthcare system from being overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump’s move will make use of the act to produce about 60,000 COVID-19 test kits, as well as 500 million personal protective masks, according to Peter Gaynor, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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