To me it looks like Germany did this before the US even considered Covid-19 a real problem. Germany Faces Backlash From Neighbors Over Mask Export Ban[1]. > S

To me it looks like Germany did this before the US even considered Covid-19 a real problem. Germany Faces Backlash From Neighbors Over Mask Export Ban[1]. > Since January, Taiwan, India and Thailand, all of which also make face masks, have banned their export, although, to help China, India later temporarily revoked its restriction. South Korea also banned the export of masks, as will Indonesia soon. Outside Asia, Russia, Germany and the Czech Republic also stopped exports in early March. So did Kenya, where the first case of coronavirus was confirmed on March 13.[2] [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-09/germany-faces-backlash-from-neighbors-over-mask-export-ban https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-09/germany-f... [2] http://theconversation.com/the-global-effort-to-tackle-the-coronavirus-face-mask-shortage-133656 http://theconversation.com/the-global-effort-to-tackle-the-c...