Seven northeastern states are joining forces to fight the coronavirus outbreak and pooling resources to purchase essential medical equipment and testing supplies. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the move Sunday. The consortium will focus on securing personal protective equipment, testing supplies, and ventilators amid other medical equipment. Part of their mission is to better prepare the region for potential future outbreaks in hopes of preventing these kinds of dire shortages from happening again. The group also aims to beef up the regions existing infrastructure for getting tested.”]
Source: https://gizmodo.com/cuomo-announces-7-state-consortium-for-securing-medical-1843230957