U.S. government mobilizes to procure new medical supplies
CGTN
02:10

The N-95 mask became one of the world's most precious commodities as stocks were depleted and prices rocketed in the early stages of the pandemic. 

In the U.S, the government has mobilized to produce new supplies, while businesses big and small are doing the same. 

And that may be part of the problem, as CGTN's Owen Fairclough reports.