FEMA refines scope of medical supply export ban

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday offered more details on its plans for exemptions to a temporary rule banning some medical supplies from being shipped overseas, which lawyers for U.S. and foreign companies said provided much-needed clarification for exporters. President Trump, in an April 3 executive order , invoked the Defense Production Act to stop the export of medical products being used to combat the coronavirus outbreak that are in short supply. The following week FEMA published a temporary...