After many weeks of dealing with the coronavirus in different actions, this week Apple has shared information about masks designed by its developer team and is made body by its production team, exporting to different locations in the United States and later to other countries.
The news was shared by the company's CEO Tim Cook, via his Twitter account, which since the health crisis began in China, has repeatedly reported on the issue. Apple's answer to COVID-19
Tim Cook shows an Apple-made mask for doctors
Apple is dedicated to establishing a global response to COVID-19. We have now received over 20M masks with our distribution thread. Our design, engineering, operations and packaging themes also work with suppliers to design, manufacture and deploy face shields for medical personnel. pic.twitter.com/3xRqNgMThX
– Tim Cook (@tim_cook) April 5, 2020
In a video posted on Twitter, Cook showed a face shield that will be sent to health care providers in various locations in the United States, of which there are 20 million units and Apple plans to post a million more this weekend and a million more each week after that.
(en) a comprehensive company effort involving product designers, engineering, operations, installation teams, and our suppliers to design, manufacture, and deploy face shields for health professionals.
Our first referral was taken to the Kaiser hospital facilities in the Santa Clara Valley last week, and the response from the doctors was excellent.
Cook also pointed out that the masks were designed and manufactured by Apple, shipped in a 100-unit box, ready to assemble within two minutes and could be completely replaced. Currently, These protectors are manufactured in the United States and China.
In his message, the company's CEO took the opportunity to emphasize the steps of Social isolation and alienation
Contributing to the causes of social impact is a tricky part of Apple's mission and currently involving everyone, the company is committed to collaborating from the start, with donations to the first affected countries and now he is at his home, where the situation has worsened.