


We’ve now sourced over 20M masks through our supply chain.

He further adds that the feedback from doctors so far has been positive.Īpple is dedicated to supporting the worldwide response to COVID-19. Each shield assembles in less than two minutes and is fully adjustable. The first set of Apple-designed face shields were delivered to Kaiser Permanente hospital facilities located in California’s Santa Clara Valley last week. The announcement was made by CEO Tim Cook on Twitter.Īccording to Cook, this is a company-wide effort, where Apple’s design, engineering, packaging and operations teams as well as its suppliers are working on the project. Cook says Apple plans to ship 1 million face shields by the end of this week, and 1 million per week after that.Īpple, the world’s most valuable tech firm, is designing and producing face shields to protect health workers and medical staff from the novel coronavirus.
