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St. Thomas-Based Firm Donates Over 14,000 KN95 Respiratory Masks to Territory's First Responders

ST. THOMAS — Energy hedge fund manager William Perkins III and Brisa Max Holdings VI LLC delivered more than 14,000 KN95 respiratory masks to the territory's hospitals to help ensure protect doctors, nurses, hospital workers and other first responders in the fight against COVID-19 and its spread in the USVI. The KN95 masks were delivered to the Schneider Regional Medical Center late Wednesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved KN95 masks — equivalent to N95 protective gear — for hospital use in early April. Mr. Perkins said he immediately began to acquire the KN95 personal protective equipment for the territory’s public health providers and first responders, who have worked through a shortage of personal protective equipment since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.  “We all have a part to play in keeping the islands safe and strong. My staff and I are happy for the opportunity to play a small part in that,” Mr. Perkins said in a prepared statement. In addition t...