Apple to donate 10 million masks to medical community in the US
Apple CEO Tim Cook took to Twitter to announce that the company has sourced and will be donating 10 million face masks. The number is a sizable increase over the two million reported last week, and a hefty bump over the nine million figure Vice President Mike Pence announced during last night’s White House press conference.
“Apple has sourced, procured and is donating 10 million masks to the medical community in the United States. “These people deserve our debt of gratitude for all of the work they’re doing on the front lines, " Cook said.
Apple is joining fellow tech companies in donating masks amid a national shortage as COVID-19 takes an increasing toll on the U.S. population. Many of the donated masks have been stockpiled, in order to adhere to California Occupational Safety and Health Standards put into action following last year’s devastating wildfires.
Other companies, like Ford, have transformed production facilities to create additional masks.id.
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