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Surgical mask shortages after China export ban

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Karl Harenbrock
February 25, 2020

In its battle against the COVID-19 virus outbreak, China has banned the export of surgical masks. That is causing bottlenecks elsewhere — now even Europe faces the prospect of a breakdown in supplies.

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