White House takes steps to protect health care workers from coronavirus, hours ahead of Trump's Oval

[libertybele]

White House takes steps to protect health care workers from coronavirus, hours ahead of Trump's Oval Office address

The White House on Wednesday took steps to ensure the safety of health care workers as they deal with the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus.

President Trump signed a memorandum directing his cabinet to make general-use face masks available to health care workers, while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a letter on an authorization to make available millions of general-use respirators to health care workers.

“President Trump is focused on the health of the American people, and so his administration has taken action to provide protection to manufacturers that will enable production of millions of additional masks for our healthcare providers,” the White House said in a statement..........

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-orders-general-use-face-masks-made-available-health-care-workers-amid-coronavirus-outbreak

[truth_seeker]

As I understand it, wellbeing of health care givers, is top priority.