Onetime Microsoft executive Jonathan Roberts knows that not all 3D-printed personal protective equipment being produced for the nation’s coronavirus response is created equal. The past few weeks have thrust 3D printing technology into the spotlight as entrepreneurs and well-doers scramble to convert factories, shops and even home basements into makeshift assembly lines to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) for embattled health care workers.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2020 4:37:11 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

Washington state's COVID-19 emergency management center has 10 million gowns on backorder for distribution to first responders, hospitals, long-term care centers and health clinics. But with the resupply date unknown for agencies burning through their current stockpiles of personal protective equipment (PPE), backup plans are needed.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2020 3:44:33 PM - SOURCE: KUOW 94.9FM - Puget Sound Public Radio

“Over the last six weeks, we’ve logged over 70 complaints from individuals being affected by smoke,” stated Julie Oliver, executive director for Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency. “Breathing smoke affects the respiratory system and is especially harmful to sensitive populations including youth, seniors, and those with underlying heart and respiratory conditions.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2020 10:49:18 AM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

Israel Tolentino Jr., known as "Izzy" to family and friends, was considered an everyday hero to his Passaic, New Jersey community. On his days off, the firefighter and dad of two served as an EMT and as a member of the volunteer community emergency response team, said Hector Lora, the mayor of Passaic.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

City advocates are urging the federal government to create a victims compensation fund for first responders on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis, to protect their families should they die from the disease. “There has to be a 9/11-type fund set up now for them so that if they die from the virus, their families can be compensated,” said Manhattan attorney Bob Sullivan, who wrote a letter to New York’s federal lawmakers on Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site