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Lack of Protective Masks Shows Lesson the World Needs to Learn

Lack of Protective Masks Shows Lesson the World Needs to Learn
A Chinese woman wears a protective mask as she walks in the street in Beijing on April 7, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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In early February, friends and I were looking for protective masks in stores in New York, while thinking of our friends and family in China. We couldn’t find masks in any store in the city, including small stores, clinics, and chain stores such as CVS and Walgreens.

Diana Zhang
Diana Zhang
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Diana Zhang, Ph.D., is a staff writer with 20 years’ experience in the study of China. Based in the United States, she uses a pen name to protect her family members in China.
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