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PoliticAverse

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Thu Apr 2, 2020, 06:43 PM Apr 2020

NJ Gov. Orders State Police To Commandeer Needed Medical Supplies

TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Gov. Phil Murphy has given New Jersey State Police orders to take N95 masks, ventilators and other personal protective equipment that health care facilities need in their race to slow the spread of coronavirus.

“While we look forward to these facilities cooperating with us and providing this equipment as needed, this order gives (police) the express authority to requisition it for distribution to our acute care hospitals and other healthcare facilities,” said Murphy in his daily COVID-19 briefing. “And needless to say, they badly need the equipment.”

The order came as New Jersey saw deaths related to COVID-19 illness jumped 182 in 24-hours to a total of 537. By Thursday, New Jersey had a total of 25,590 confirmed coronavirus cases across the state, reports CBS2’s Cory James.

Read the rest at: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-nj-gov-orders-state-police-to-commandeer-needed-medical-supplies/
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NJ Gov. Orders State Police To Commandeer Needed Medical Supplies (Original Post) PoliticAverse Apr 2020 OP
I wonder if they'll have a hotline for people to report those hoarders that brought literally ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #1

SWBTATTReg

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1. I wonder if they'll have a hotline for people to report those hoarders that brought literally ...
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 06:47 PM
Apr 2020

everything in the store, e.g., the one couple that brought every single paper good in a Dollar General store...it was on TV recently. Other hoarders I am sure exist for every single piece of desperately needed medical supplies.

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