World’s largest glove maker sees shortage as coronavirus fight spikesAn epidemiologist holds gloves while arranging the supplies of Harborview Medical Center's home assessment team, during preparations to visit the home of a person potentially exposed to novel coronavirus at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, US February 29, 2020. Lim said orders received in the past few weeks, mainly from Europe and the United States, were almost double the company’s production capacity. There are now more than 600,000 coronavirus cases across 202 countries and territories globally, with the United States overtaking China as the country with the most infections. Lim said the company is adding new machines every week, and could increase its production by as much as 30%. Top Glove normally hires from Nepal but is now drafting workers from Malaysia because of travel restrictions.

Source: Standard Digital March 29, 2020 03:33 UTC