(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said his administration had ordered 500 million N95 face masks to combat the coronavirus outbreak after complaints from health-care providers of shortages.
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Trump described the government’s plan at the White House on Wednesday.
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Separately, General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra offered to manufacture hospital ventilators in auto factories closed because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow.
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