Some economists and executives say restricting key supplies risks undermining efforts to halt the coronavirus’s spread
As the new coronavirus has swept across the world, governments have put the squeeze on trade in the vital medical supplies needed to fight it.
The U.S. this week invoked a Korean War-era law and ordered 3M Co. to halt exports of its protective masks to Canada and Latin America and prioritize sales to the federal government. Meanwhile, German officials said a shipment of face masks ordered from a U.S. manufacturer and destined for Germany was seized at Bangkok airport and diverted to the U.S.
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