Coronavirus fear touches off a global run on sales of face masks as many places in Asia have sold out, while others are limiting sales per customer.
FIE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, people line up to buy face masks from a medical supply company in Nanning in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite medical experts' advice that most people who aren't sick don't need to wear them.
Both ordinary people trying to protect themselves from the outbreak and medical professionals are facing shortages. well. “At present, we only receive inquiries from abroad and are trying to negotiate with overseas customers to see whether it is possible to deliver a few months later,” said Tony Zhou, sales manager for Suzhou Sanical Protective Products Manufacturing Co.
“We would be crazy busy with snow, but we are not getting snow,” he said. ‘’We’re crazy busy with respirators.’’ Within hospitals, surgical masks are worn by operating room teams — doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists — and frequently by pharmacists. Staff members caring for patients with dangerous infections wear the N95 masks.
3M, the Minnesota-based manufacturer, said it has ramped up production of respirators at its facilities in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. Sales of gloves, gowns and other items jumped as much as 300% in February from the year before, said Michael Einhorn, Dealmed’s president. Sales of face masks are so astronomical, he said, he hasn’t been able to calculate them.
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