Apple is producing protective face masks for medical used, that created by the same teams that work on its products, according to news reports that were published this week.
The mask has three layers for filtering particles and can be washed and re-used up to five times, each package comes with five masks, as Bloomberg reported.
Also, Apple created a transparent model known as the ClearMask, which unlike the Apple Face Mask has been sourced outside the company. That version is intended to enable people who are deaf to better understand the wearer since his or her mouth would be visible, according to Bloomberg.
The company also designed and produced face shields for front-line medical workers, as Apple reported in last April.
Last March, US tech-giant Apple announced that it will donate around 10 million medical masks to American health care workers, in an attempt to provide support in the global battle against the COVID-19.
CEO Tim Cook, posted a video on Twitter saying that the company had managed to provide 10 million face masks to the US and to the most affected areas in Europe.
“Proud to share we’ve been able to source 10M masks for the US and millions more for the hardest hit regions in Europe. Our ops teams are helping to find and purchase masks from our supply chain in coordination with governments around the world,” he added.
“Our operations teams help find and purchase masks from our supply chain in coordination with governments around the world,” he continued .
Cook praised all the healthcare workers, noting that they were leading the front lines in facing the deadly virus.
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