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In this March 28, 2020 photo provided by the United Nations, pallets containing 250,000 face masks rest on a landing dock at United Nations headquarters. On Saturday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio accepted the masks from the U.N. for use in the city's battle against the coronavirus. (Eskinder Debebe/The United Nations via AP)

In this March 28, 2020 photo provided by the United Nations, pallets containing 250,000 face masks rest on a landing dock at United Nations headquarters. On Saturday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio accepted the masks from the U.N. for use in the city's battle against the coronavirus. (Eskinder Debebe/The United Nations via AP)

March 29, 2020

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Relief package billions can't buy hospitals out of shortages
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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.