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President Trump has invoked a Korean War-era law to require that United States companies offer more masks.
Andreas Geisel, Berlin’s interior minister, said the masks were most likely diverted to the United States.
The US company that makes the masks, 3M, has been prohibited from exporting its medical products to other countries under a Korean-War-era law conjured up by President Donald Trump.
On Friday, Mr Trump stated he was utilizing the Defence Production Act to demand that United States companies supply more medical products to meet domestic demand.
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President Trump stated medical products being diverted from abroad were required urgently in the United States.
Mr Geisel said the diversion of masks from Berlin amounted to an “act of modern piracy”, urging the Trump administration to adhere to global trading guidelines. “Even in times of global crisis, there s