China’s Covid wave threatens delays in U.S. and other medical supply chains

China’s Covid wave threatens another snarl of U.S. medical supply chain U.S. efforts to lessen the health care system's reliance on China will be tested in the coming weeks and months as the coronavirus rolls through China. NBC News

WASHINGTON — As Covid infections surge across China, the U.S. again risks falling short of medical supplies as that country struggles to keep factories running and goods flowing out of its ports.

U.S. hospitals, health care companies and federal officials worked to lessen their dependence on China for medical goods after the first wave of Covid infections in 2020 laid bare the major role China plays in manufacturing such crucial items as masks, latex gloves and surgical gowns, along with the key drugs and components in many medical devices.

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