Making personal protective equipmentDr. Tarek Loubani is making 3D-printed face guards for Canadian health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Submitted by Tarek Loubani)Masks, gowns and other personal protective equipment are in short supply all over the world, so some people are taking it upon themselves to fill that need. Changing business directions to meet needsSome companies are stepping in to manufacture personal protective equipment, like face shields and gowns, used by health-care workers. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)Bauer, the hockey equipment manufacturing company, is shifting its business model to meet medical equipment needs. Volunteers contribute their unused computing power to help research potential treatments for various diseases, including the novel coronavirus.

Source: CBC News March 29, 2020 10:52 UTC