The Guardian claims the US stole masks from France

In the current live update about COVID in the Guardian there is the following news:

"A consignment of masks heading from China to one of the worst-hit coronavirus areas of France was hijacked by American buyers as it was about to be dispatched, it was reported on Thursday, writes Kim Willsher.

The masks were on a plane on the tarmac at Shanghai airport ready to take off when US buyers turned up reportedly waving wads of cash and offered three times what the French were paying.

The plane later left for an unreported destination in the US.[...]"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/02/coronavirus-live-news-global-cases-latest-updates