. ▁ ▁As ▁stock s ▁of ▁protect ive ▁g ear ▁have ▁gone ▁down , ▁nations ▁have ▁been ▁compet ing ▁to ▁obtain ▁supplies ▁with ▁increasing ▁ur gency . ▁M ask - related ▁disput es ▁were ▁reported ▁between ▁Germany , ▁Austria ▁and ▁Switzerland . ▁Germany ▁also ▁was ▁in ▁dispute ▁with ▁Italian ▁authorities ▁over ▁ 8 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁mask s ▁dest ined ▁for ▁Italy . ▁A ▁German ▁agent ▁was ▁also ▁accused ▁of ▁pay ing ▁extra ▁for ▁two ▁million ▁mask s ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁contract ed ▁by ▁Sloven ia . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁April , ▁Berlin ' s ▁Senator ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁Andreas ▁Ge is el , ▁accused ▁United ▁States ▁agents ▁of ▁appropri ating ▁a ▁ship ment ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ 3 M - made ▁face ▁mask s ▁meant ▁for ▁Berlin ▁police ▁from ▁the ▁air port ▁in ▁Bang k ok . ▁ ▁Andreas ▁Ge is el ▁considered ▁it ▁an ▁" act ▁of ▁modern ▁pi racy ", ▁SP D ▁acting ▁chairman ▁R olf ▁M üt zen ich ▁asked ▁for ▁an ▁investigation ▁and ▁a ▁response ▁from ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁Berlin ▁mayor ▁Michael ▁Müller ▁bl amed ▁Trump ▁for ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁" in human ▁and ▁un accept able ". ▁However , ▁these ▁claims ▁were ▁rejected ▁by ▁ 3 M ▁officials , ▁who ▁said ▁they ▁have ▁" no ▁records ▁of ▁an ▁order ▁for ▁resp ir atory ▁mask s ▁from ▁China ▁for ▁the ▁Berlin ▁police " ▁and ▁Berlin ▁police ▁later ▁admitted ▁the ▁ship ment ▁was ▁not ▁seized ▁by