Amazon has delivered more than 100 million pieces of protective gear to front-line workers and government agencies during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nurses work at a drive-thru testing site for the coronavirus disease at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, U.S., May 6, 2020.says it has provided more than 100 million items to front-line workers and government agencies hit hardest by shortages of protective equipment during the coronavirus outbreak.a dedicated section on its website where "organizations on the front lines" could order items like N95 masks, ventilators, surgical gloves and large-volume sanitizers.
Among those who ordered items are members of the Department of Homeland Security and workers at the Children's Hospital Foundation in Maryland, as well as organizations that "aren't typically at the top of the list" of groups to receive protective equipment, like independent family physicians and rural police departments and firefighters, Alexandre Gagnon, vice president of Amazon Business, said Monday.
"Typically in those types of transactions, someone comes to your office and shows you the equipment, lets you try it out," Gagnon said. "But in the case of an emergency, we needed to get it to go fast, so of course putting those sales online was the most efficient way to get it done."
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