“If there is some kind of crisis, there might be some disturbance” in the supply chain, he explained. “The masks are old — but they are still functioning,” Mr. Lounema said by phone. There is little publicly available information on the number of masks and other supplies that Finland has or where exactly they are stored. “All information considering those warehouses is classified,” Mr. Lounema said. That has placed Finland in a more solid position to confront the pandemic.

Source: International New York Times April 05, 2020 09:22 UTC