When coronavirus cases in Massachusetts began to increase in early March, the MIT community sprang into action. By late March, more than 50 MIT departments, labs, and centers had donated extra, unopened personal protective equipment (PPE) to support area hospitals and frontline health-care workers in need. An MIT Medical outreach team — led by Elazer R. Edelman, director of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science — was established for distribution of PPE to local hospitals. MIT alumni from around the world also quickly responded to the call. Those in Greater China, in particular,…
