Apple CEO Tim Cook took to Twitter to announce that Apple has secured 20 million (and counting) face masks they plan to donate to frontline healthcare workers. In the announcement, Cook announced that Apple has teams dedicated to sourcing these masks though their supply chains.
Cook also said that these masks will be distributed to healthcare workers in the most needed of locations. “This is a truly global effort, and we’re working continuously and closely with governments at all levels to ensure these are donated to places of greatest need,” Cook said in the video.
Cook also announced that Apple’s design team have begun to produce face shields. The company plans to produce and ship over 1 million masks every week. The first shipment was sent to Kaiser Hospital in the Santa Clara Valley last week.
Watch the announcement here:
Apple is dedicated to supporting the worldwide response to COVID-19. We’ve now sourced over 20M masks through our supply chain. Our design, engineering, operations and packaging teams are also working with suppliers to design, produce and ship face shields for medical workers. pic.twitter.com/3xRqNgMThX
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) April 5, 2020
