MARCH 11: Contents of each kit issued to LAPD field personnel: A single use N95 mask. LAPD personnel assemble personal safety kits for field officers to protect themselves from exposure to the Coronavirus, at Piper Technical Center on Wednesday, Marc ( Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times ) WASHINGTON - Vice President Pence called on construction companies Tuesday to donate their N95 respirator masks to hospitals to protect front-line responders from the coronavirus pandemic.
Pence, who is heading the White House's coronavirus task force, also called on construction companies to stop ordering more masks so health care workers can be protected as they treat an influx of patients infected with COVID-19. "We would make one specific request and