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COVID-19 Update: CDC Recommends Use of Cloth Face Coverings and President Issues Executive Order on PPE

On Friday April 3, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) recommended “the wearing of cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.” The CDC provides citations for several studies finding that individuals with coronavirus may … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: CDC Issues Guidance on Decontamination of FFR and President Trump Issues Executive Orders for Medical Equipment

By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Andritsos Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on April 3, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, General, News from DC, Regulatory

Earlier this week the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) provided recommendations for the decontamination and reuse of filtering facepiece respirators (FFR). The guidance states that a study found the coronavirus is able to survive for up to 72 hours on plastic, stainless steel, and cardboard. The CDC provides that “decontamination and subsequent reuse of … Continue reading