ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida has spent more than $500 million on emergency supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic as personal protective equipment remains in high demand worldwide, including for many hospitals and counties in Central Florida.
It’s been more than a month since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Central Florida health care workers and first responders are still on the front lines fighting the virus. [PREVIOUS: The COVID-19 outbreak is now a pandemic.
What does that mean?] Weeks into the fight, News 6 wanted to know where Central Florida stands with the supply of personal protective equipment.
Susan Stallard, the assistant vice president of Orlando Health and chief quality officer for Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital,