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mkc21 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 there is something very very rotten since this virus outbreak began Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisPC666 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 ahhh.... "California" the province of China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanon Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 To be fair, Trump did pretty much leave governors to handle all things COVID on a state by state level? So one state governor decided to make a deal with China for supplies? That might be an extremely stupid deal to make, but he was able to do so by the power vacuum left by the Trump administration. I do find it immensely hypocritical that all these bureaucrats are crying "lack of oversight", when the majority of Democrats are working overtime to capitalise on the situation for their mummified candidate, and the majority of Republicans are busy fighting back. There could have easily been oversight, had anyone bothered to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnoid Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Trouble-for-Gavin-Newsom-s-1-billion-mask-15268320.php Trouble for Gavin Newsom’s $1 billion mask deal: Feds reject safety certification May 13, 2020 Updated: May 13, 2020 5:01 p.m. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Gavin-Newsom-s-1 Company finally wins safety certification in Newsom’s $1 billion medical mask deal June 9, 2020 Updated: June 9, 2020 5:21 p.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnoid Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article244413712.html JULY 22, 2020 01:19 PM California is extending its agreement with China-based manufacturer BYD to buy hundreds of millions more masks to protect essential workers from the coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. The state will buy an additional 120 million N95 masks and 300 million surgical masks, Newsom said, adding to the hundreds of millions the state has already purchased and received from the company. The state will pay BYD $315 million: $255 million for the N95s and $60 million for the surgical masks, according to the new contract. California will pay $2.13 per N95 mask, a decrease in price from the $3.30 the state paid BYD for the first batch of shipments. California’s contracts with BYD have faced significant scrutiny from lawmakers and the public since Newsom first announced the deal in April on MSNBC. At the time, he said the state had agreed to buy 200 million masks per month, mostly N95s, which are thought to be the most effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19. California paid nearly $500 million up front for the N95s, but did not receive any for months because BYD did not secure federal certification for them until June. BYD twice failed to obtain federal certification for its N95 masks in time for deadlines laid out in its contract with California and had to refund half of California’s upfront payment because it missed the first deadline. Despite the initial delays, Newsom said the deal with BYD and the state’s overall strategy for securing masks has “been a success.” So far, the state has received hundreds of millions of surgical and N95 masks from BYD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dufus Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 mask,s were purchased ,ordered before mandatory , compulsory , law ..... lengthy but relevant to topic .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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