Trump shares details on machine that disinfects masks

(CNN) https://livestream.com/accounts/25723746/events/8522569/videos/203779000 President Trump said the Food and Drug Administration approved a machine that could disinfect N95 masks, so health care providers could reuse them.

"Each machine now can disinfect 120,000 masks per day," Trump said today. "Now, think of that. Each machine can disinfect 120,000 masks per day. It will be just like a new one. It can go up to about 20 times for each mask."

He continued: "So each mask can go through this process 20 times. And they have two in Ohio, one in New York, and one will soon be shipped to Seattle, Washington. And also to Washington, DC. So that's going to make a tremendous difference on the masks."

The FDA approved the use of the mask cleaning machine produced by Columbus based Battelle earlier Monday.