I would be very careful taking either zerohedge or rt.com seriously.
zerohedge is a conspiracy theory/pseudo science blog and rt is Russian propaganda.
While the quoted article is true. Germany has export restriction on masks and 3M Germany tried to ship some trucks full of masks to Switzerland.
Switzerland is not part of the EU, so good luck to them getting masks on the market.
Actually Germany also blocked several shipments from China to Switzerland in Hamburg based on their new restrictions. Not much to do with this EU free market fuckery, just stealing things basically. But for completeness sake: These shipments are said to be released meanwhile. But the unfriendly act of Germany has not been received too well in Switzerland, that could easily backfire later.
But it is heartwarming to watch from outside how solidary all the EU helps Italy in these times..