'The notion of the federal stockpile was it's supposed to be our stockpile,' Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and adviser, said at a White House briefing Thursday. 'The notion of the federal stockpile was it's supposed to be our stockpile,' Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and adviser, said at a White House briefing Thursday. Federal contracting records show that HHS had made an initial order March 12 for $4.8million of N95 masks from 3M. With coronavirus deaths in his state surging, the governor vowed to use his authority to seize ventilators, masks and protective gear from private hospitals that aren´t utilizing them. The agency also said nightstand CPAP machines used to treat sleep apnea and snoring could also be used to keep coronavirus patients breathing, as a last resort.

Source: Daily Mail April 05, 2020 20:18 UTC