(9) In the context of the COVID-19 crisis it has become apparent that it is necessary to extend the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/369 in order to provide financing to cover urgent needs for medical equipment and materials, such as respiratory ventilators and protective gear, chemical supplies for tests, the costs for the development, production and distribution of medication, other supplies and materials.
(9) U kontekstu krize uzrokovane pandemijom bolesti COVID-19 postalo je očito da je potrebno proširiti područje primjene Uredbe (EU) 2016/369 kako bi se osiguralo financiranje za pokrivanje hitnih potreba za medicinskom opremom i materijalima, što se posebno odnosi na respiratore i zaštitnu opremu, kemijske sirovine za testiranje, troškove razvoja, proizvodnje i distribucije lijekova te drugu opremu i materijale.