The national automaker, Proton Holdings Bhd is taking initiatives in the fight of COVID-19, by producing face shield for front liners, an important component of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) worn by health workers on the front line.
The production is set to start on April 13 at Proton's headquarter in Shah Alam. The assembly of face shields will be done by the company's staff members who volunteered themselves.
Proton targets to produce 60,000 face shields in approximately 20 days' time. The face shields will be delivered in batches according to the advice from the Ministry of Health (MoH) on the level of need in each district.
Other than distributing free face masks to the front liners, Proton is loaning out 50 units of Proton X70 to the MoH as well.
“As a national automotive brand, Proton is driven by its responsibility to develop the local car industry and support Malaysia and its people in their time of need.
“We have the know-how to produce cars. So, we are using that knowledge to produce PPEs to support the brave men and women on the frontline in containing the spread of COVID-19,” Proton deputy chief executive officer Datuk Radzaif Mohamed said in a statement.
News source from BERNAMA.
