The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced its latest emergency use authorization.

The Amsterdam-based company said it plans to double output at its U.S. sites by May, with a four-fold increase expected in July. 

The group recently launched a Change.org petition directed at President Donald Trump and other elected leaders, imploring them to help doctors on the front lines. 

HHS and the DOJ partnered on the operation, with the confiscated items going to hard-hit providers in New York and New Jersey. 

Those include portable x-ray systems, CT scanners and ultrasound systems, “which all play a role in the COVID-19 care pathway," the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance said.  

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., said his ‘‘Facilitating Innovation to Fight Coronavirus Act’’ would help to limit malpractice claims made against doctors and nurses treating COVID-19 patients. 

Following its passage, the stimulus bill revises eligibility criteria for Small Business Administration loan programs while also offering new allowable uses, officials said. 

New York is taking dramatic steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, including granting radiologists and other providers immunity from civil liability claims for injury or death during the response.