With a shortage of masks nationwide, we’re seeing private businesses step up to help meet the demand.
But we’ll be 100% honest with you. . .
This one we weren’t expecting:
Pornhub gives NYC coronavirus workers 50K masks — and free porn https://t.co/Y0ye09ikB2 pic.twitter.com/uKe5mn0ifX
— New York Post (@nypost) March 24, 2020
Do we even want to know if they had the masks lying around for some reason or if, we hope, they just bought them to donate?
Anyway, to cleanse your soul from that last tweet, the National Cathedral in DC found 5000+ respirator masks and is donating them as well:
"The Cathedral said one of its stonemasons discovered boxes containing 5,000+ respirator masks in storage on the cathedral’s crypt level. Almost all of the masks, which had been purchased about 10 years ago during a previous health scare, will be donated to two local hospitals." https://t.co/3QbIUmII5G
— JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) March 25, 2020
Taiwan, angering China, is also helping out:
Taiwan’s decision to donate masks to the U.S. has angered the Chinese communist regime. The #CCP says Taiwan’s attitude is “more poisonous than the virus”. Expert says it is part of CCP's systematic attack against the US. #CCPVirus #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/lqKVXH2Mvn
— China in Focus – NTD (@ChinaInFocusNTD) March 24, 2020
As our private companies like Harbor Freight hardware stores:
Harbor Freight hardware store chain says it will donate all the N95 masks, face shields and nitrile gloves to hospitals with 24 hour emergency rooms that are in need.
Request forms here. Please share https://t.co/mR5MNF99Ii
— Jason Del Rey (@DelRey) March 22, 2020
And Apple:
The @VP announces that @Apple will donate 9 million N95 masks to healthcare facilities across the country.
— Philip Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) March 24, 2020
There are also masks in weird places like schools that have no used for them right now:
The VCSC just donated 663 N95 masks to the Vigo County EMA, for distribution to 1st responders and the medical community.
We keep N95 masks on hand for CTE courses & for reacting to health concerns, but our Vigo County EMA needs them more right now. #teamvigo pic.twitter.com/kbitVyEMmR
— Bill Riley (@VCSCBill) March 25, 2020
Same in Boston:
Today the @BostonSchools was proud to donate gloves and masks to @HealthyBoston to support our hospitals and their staff all across Boston. As @BCassellius always says, it’s #AllHandsOnDeck!!@marty_walsh pic.twitter.com/Kqqj7cX7MA
— Rob Consalvo (@RobConsalvo) March 25, 2020
And here the Southern Baptist Churches of Virginia stepping up:
Today, the @sbcvirginia disaster relief program donated about 3,600 N95 masks and 120 protective suits to @Centra pic.twitter.com/JOUGodyzZ3
— Cynthia Beasley (@CynthiaABC13) March 25, 2020
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