The tender on behalf of 25 member states initially received no offers, an internal document seen by Reuters showed. EU member states are now assessing bids made under a second tender but no contracts have yet been signed and deliveries are still weeks away, according to Commission estimates. Nearly 10,000 Italian health workers have been infected, or more than 9% of the cases in Italy, according to official data. Risks that healthcare systems might exceed their capacity were considered “low to moderate” in mid-February by the EU agency for disease control, which relies on assessments by individual member states. A month later, it updated its assessment to say no countries would have enough intensive care beds by mid-April.

Source: The Star April 02, 2020 05:26 UTC