Global Pandemic: Beating PPE Shortages

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🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Many countries across the world have turned to China to purchase PPE, where there are growing concerns over the quality of the medical gear being produced. Importers are also facing major difficulties securing products due to shipping delays caused by customs backups and lack of air freights. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Leo Friedman, the founder of iPromo, on how his company switched its focus to source masks and hand sanitizers for clients instead of the usual core products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.8	Thursday, May 7, 2020. I'm Trey Yinkst. As Chinese manufacturers export medical gear, there are rising concerns
0:46.1	about faulty equipment. The material is not that expensive and the machines themselves are not
0:51.6	too bad either.
0:53.0	But the difference between somebody that's been making masks for 20 years
0:57.3	and the company that just started making masks
0:59.9	is huge.
1:00.7	It's an option between them in terms of quality.
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1:07.0	China is producing more than 100 million face masks and respirators each day.
1:15.0	As many are exported to countries across Europe and North America,
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