With more than 25.000 positive cases for COVID-19, the United States begins to seriously worry about the pandemic that little by little has been crossing the continents until it reaches the American. With the increase in medical emergencies and respiratory cases related to the coronavirus, health systems begin to collapse not only due to lack of space in their units, but also due to the lack of material. That is why companies around the world begin to show solidarity for a common crisis. Tim Cook has announced that will donate 2 million N95 masks to the United States and Europe to fight COVID-19.
Masks in times of COVID-19: Apple's turn
Our teams at Apple have been working to help source supplies for healthcare providers fighting COVID-19. We're donating millions of masks for health professionals in the US and Europe. To every one of the heroes on the front lines, we thank you.
- Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 21, 2020
The announcement was made officially by the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, at a press conference: Apple was going to help by providing masks to healthcare systems in the US and Europe. Hours later it was Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, who through a tweet announced that they would offer N95 masks to these two continents "for each and every one of the heroes who are on the front line."
The situation in the US has worsened over the days and, to this day, it has more than 25.000 positives in COVID-19, more than 300 deaths and almost 150 recovered. Although the measures being taken are not very drastic, the evolution of the virus is expected to be worse and measures by the federal and state governments will begin to emerge.
VP PENCE: Apple is donating 2 Million N95 masks pic.twitter.com/w6ZBFurqmz
- ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) March 21, 2020
The masks that Apple is going to donate are the well-known ones N95. They are filter masks specifically designed to provide respiratory protection that does not allow the passage of particles that are in the air. Its name comes from the fact that the material filters at least 95% of the particles found in the air.