| NH Gov. Chris Sununu, Dean Kamen, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, and state officials unloaded 91,000 pounds of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from a FedEx cargo plane on the tarmac of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Sunday. The FedEx cargo plane departed Shanghai, China, last night, and arrived in New Hampshire at 3:39 pm, after passing through United States Customs in Anchorage, Alaska earlier in the day. By the Numbers: 6,140 boxes of PPE24,000 coveralls and Tyveks suits 50,000 faceshields 6.6 million masks The New Hampshire State Police is escorting FedEx and National Guard trucks loaded with the PPE, purchased by the State of New Hampshire, for assortment and inventory by Health and Human Service officials, ahead of distribution to the areas of greatest need across the state. Officials will distribute the supplies as early as Tuesday. The state will not charge those that receive shipments. “One month ago, New Hampshire wasn’t even in the business of PPE procurement, and today we secured over 91,000 pounds of this critical lifesaving equipment for our state,” Sununu said. “We worked around the clock, scoured the earth, and left no stone unturned to ensure New Hampshire has the resources it needs to combat this pandemic.” “This plane is delivering lifesaving personal protective equipment which will be immediately distributed to the brave Granite Staters who are on the frontlines of this crisis,” Shaheen said. “I congratulate and thank Dean Kamen for spearheading this heroic effort. Our State has not been receiving the PPE it needs and is running dangerously low on supplies. Thanks to Dean Kamen’s leadership, we are all a little safer today. This pandemic will continue to require all of us to sacrifice and think outside the box, and I’m tremendously grateful to all the Granite Staters who are rising to this challenge.” “This major shipment of personal protective equipment will help save lives and make a huge difference for our state,” said U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan. “We passed the CARES Act to ensure that supplies like these could get to the frontlines, and I want to thank Dean Kamen for his round-the-clock efforts to deliver these supplies to New Hampshire. While today’s shipment is great news, it’s essential that the administration addresses ongoing supply chain issues and ramps up the production and distribution of vital medical supplies. I’ll keep working with Gov. Sununu and our Congressional delegation to get our state the supplies that we need to confront this pandemic.” |