As the world grapples with an apparently shrinking supply of ventilators, tactics to secure them have allegedly gotten ugly and even illegal. Now, America has become the latest country to be accused of stealing the medical machines designed to keep patients breathing that have become an essential fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The United States “seized” ventilators that were bound for Barbados and paid for by singer Rihanna, the Caribbean island nation’s top health official told local media on Sunday. Barbados Minister of Health and Wellness Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic said his office was investigating how that happened, according to news outlet Barbados Today.
“They were seized in the United States. Paid for, but seized, so we are trying to see exactly what is going to transpire there,” Bostic said. “But I remind you that ventilators are one of the most in-demand items in the world today and Barbados is merely wrestling with the other 203 countries and territories around the world seeking to secure as many of these pieces of equipment as possible.”
The United States “seized” ventilators that were bound for Barbados and paid for by singer Rihanna, the Caribbean island nation’s top health official told local media on Sunday. Barbados Minister of Health and Wellness Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic said his office was investigating how that happened, according to news outlet Barbados Today.
“They were seized in the United States. Paid for, but seized, so we are trying to see exactly what is going to transpire there,” Bostic said. “But I remind you that ventilators are one of the most in-demand items in the world today and Barbados is merely wrestling with the other 203 countries and territories around the world seeking to secure as many of these pieces of equipment as possible.”
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