> That's why national governments typically have National Emergency Reserves or something like this, but naturally, even they only stockpile really basic and ab

> That's why national governments typically have National Emergency Reserves or something like this, but naturally, even they only stockpile really basic and absolutely necessary stuff. That is a very inaccurate statement when it came to PPE, and how it was handled at even the hospital and Union Rep level where first line workers (mainly nurses) had to resort to make their own from trash bags and such only to be reprimanded, told to STFU, fired in one case one died for their ad-hoc problem solving solutions where Governments failed to provide its medical workers with these 'basic' reserves. 1: https://nypost.com/2020/05/14/nurses-union-fires-potty-mouth-rep-berating-nurse-fighting-for-ppe/ https://nypost.com/2020/05/14/nurses-union-fires-potty-mouth... 2: https://nypost.com/2020/03/25/worker-at-nyc-hospital-where-nurses-wear-trash-bags-as-protection-dies-from-coronavirus/ https://nypost.com/2020/03/25/worker-at-nyc-hospital-where-n... 3: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/04/15/nurse-who-posted-picture-of-wearing-a-trash-bag.html https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/04/15/nur...