(Times of Israel) Michael Bachner - The head of the technology department in Israel's Mossad intelligence service discussed efforts to obtain medical equipment in response to the coronavirus pandemic on Channel 12 on Tuesday. Senior officials said that by the coming weekend, Israel would acquire another 1.5 million N95 protective masks for medical staff, 700,000 surgical masks, 2 million protective overalls and protective glasses, 50,000 coronavirus medicines and 180 ventilators. Israel has recently obtained essential information needed for local manufacturing of ventilators. He said Israel's goal was not to be dependent on anyone else, and "the first dozens of ventilators will be manufactured this week." He said that unlike three or four days ago, he was now confident that Israel would weather the crisis much better than Italy, Spain and the U.S., and that there will be no shortage of equipment.
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