ATLANTA, March 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Working with global companies to transport testing kits, personal protection equipment (PPE) and medical devices needed in support of public safety and to speed diagnosis and therapy for COVID-19Supporting FEMA, Project Airbridge, and other government agencies with supply chain and shipping services for respirators, test kits, and PPE across the U.S.Helping U.S. state health agencies secure needed supplies and set up testing sites at state-designated locationsUPS is also working with Henry Schein, McKesson, and other valued customers to facilitate movement of PPE and other needed materials from suppliers to testing centers and distributors all over the US Assisting DuPont, and numerous other companies such as Uline, Grainger and Taylor Corporation, with the logistics and transportation of supplies for drive-through test centersDistributing critical, life-saving medications to physician offices, health systems and veterinary clinics in support of AmerisourceBergenMoving new FDA approved rapid-response test kits to test sites across the country to help flatten the curve of the virus’s impactUPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced an unprecedented increase in efforts in coordination with the President’s Coronavirus Taskforce, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and State health agencies. UPS Healthcare and UPS operations all over the world are working with many companies and agencies across the public and private sectors.
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