The US Department of Health and Human Services said it was arranging and funding shipments of blood products to Puerto Rico to ensure an adequate supply of safe blood as the US territory struggles with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
The first batch arrived in cash-strapped Puerto Rico on Saturday, the HHS said in a statement on Monday.
The first batch arrived in cash-strapped Puerto Rico on Saturday, the HHS said in a statement on Monday.
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