In recent weeks, as the coronavirus pandemic strains medical resources in countries around the world, a number of big-name brands have pivoted production from clothing, cosmetics, and perfume to personal protective equipment. The latest company to contribute its services: Chanel, which announced Sunday that employees at its workshops would begin making masks and gowns as soon as French health authorities green-lights the label’s prototypes.
“Today we are mobilising our workforce and our partners … to produce protective masks and blouses,” reads a statement from Chanel.
As of March 29th, France had confirmed at least 40,174 coronavirus cases and 2,606 deaths, according to the NYTimes. Health Minister Olivier Veran noted that the country has been using 40 million face masks weekly. France has reportedly ordered 1 billion masks, mostly from China, to be supplied in the weeks and months ahead.
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