Ford to build face shields at Brazil and Argentina car plants
Ford Motor Co (F.N) stated on Thursday it will make 50,000 face shields at factories in Brazil and Argentina to donate within the fight in opposition to the coronavirus pandemic.
The accelerating outbreak has brought on global shortages of defensive system inclusive of face shields, sending expenses better and forcing medical doctors to reuse old ones or cross without them.
Brazil’s authorities has struggled to shop for extra clinical components from China, as Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta accused the US of scooping up gear and leaving providers to cancel their contracts with Brazil.
Ford said it's also assisting with efforts in Brazil to fix vintage mechanical respirators, as a part of a mission force which includes several different producers.
Brazil has more coronavirus instances than another country in Latin America, with nearly 7,000 confirmed instances and 241 deaths.