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Pritzker says he hates bidding against other states for PPE

Pritzker: Federal government has delivered less than 10 percent of PPE Illinois requested

04/06/2020

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Pritzker says he hates bidding against other states for PPE

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Pritzker: Federal government has delivered less than 10 percent of PPE Illinois requested

Roughly 10 weeks ago, a woman in Chicago became the second known case of novel coronavirus in the U.S. Now, the number of confirmed infections in Illinois is nearing 12,000, and more than 300 people have died. The state’s governor, J.B. Pritzker, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how officials are increasing hospital capacity in Illinois and why testing for COVID-19 continues to be a problem.

04/06/2020

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