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Within weeks of first COVID-19 outbreak, China's Qingdao Weida Biotechnology had switched all production capability over to PPE
prnasia
July 20, 2021
On July 16, 2021, organized by the Information Office of the People's Government of Shandong Province, a delegation of journalists from foreign media organizations who were participating in the 2021 Qingdao Multinationals Summit (QMS) paid a visit to ...
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United Sewing Automation Producing USA-Sourced and Manufactured PPE Face Masks in North Carolina
prnewswire
November 17, 2020
United Sewing Automation, Inc. (USA) recently welcomed Congressman Patrick McHenry to tour their Mt. Airy, N.C. face mask production factory, one of the only such facilities in the U.S. making American-sourced, surgical grade face masks.
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UK set to produce 70 percent of PPE required domestically by December
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
October 09, 2020
Due to the demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government has said British manufacturers will produce the majority of PPE by the end of the year.
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A third of UK doctors have treated COVID-19 patients without full PPE, report finds
pharmatimes
September 16, 2020
A new report has found that more than a third of UK doctors have treated COVID-19 patients in person without sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic.
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UK and US healthcare workers report higher rates of COVID-19 compared to general population in early pandemic period
worldpharmanews
August 04, 2020
The authors say that health-care systems should ensure adequate availability of PPE and develop additional strategies to protect health-care workers from COVID-19.
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Combating COVID-19 with global standards
expresspharma
June 08, 2020
S Swaminathan, COO, GS1 India outlines why adoption of global standards within supply chains of drugs and PPE is critical to ensure their availability to the right patient, at the right place and right time.
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Imperial College London partners with NHS Trust to make PPE
pharmatimes
May 07, 2020
As of this morning – Thursday May 7 – the current recorded case count for COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the UK has hit 201,101 with 30,076 deaths.
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India to import PPE from China in COVID-19 fight, says report
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 07, 2020
New reports say that India will stock up on personal protective equipment and ventilators by banning exports and importing from China.
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Berkshire Medical Center Nurses Call for Universal N95 Masking for Frontline Staff and Outside Patient Triage Area in Face of High Risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Exposure
prnewswire
March 31, 2020
Registered nurses at Berkshire Medical Center represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association are calling for stronger personal protective equipment (PPE) standards ...
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FDA Takes Action to Increase U.S. Supplies through Instructions for PPE, Device Manufacturers
americanpharmaceuticalreview
March 30, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took action to increase U.S. supplies to support the U.S. response to COVID-19 by providing instructions to manufacturers importing personal protective equipment and other devices.