PROTON Makes Face Shields For Frontliners Fighting Coronavirus Pandemic

PROTON Makes Face Shields For Frontliners Fighting Coronavirus Pandemic

Proton_Face Shield_Coronavirus_MalaysiaMalaysia will be going into the third phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO) later this week in an effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. As there continues to be people testing positive for the virus, and infected patients housed in hospitals, the medical personnel and other frontliners fighting this pandemic continue to require Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). Knowing that its previous loan of 50 Proton X70 to the Ministry of Health is not sufficient, PROTON has increased its support by producing face shields for the health workers in the frontlines.

PROTON will start production of the face shields today at its headquarters in Shah Alam with assembly to be undertaken by staff members who volunteered their services. The company’s target is to produce 60,000 face shields, which is estimated to have total production time of 20 days.

Dato' Radzaif Mohamed_Deputy CEO_PROTON“As a national automotive brand, PROTON is driven by its responsibility to develop the local car industry and to support Malaysia and its people in their time of need. We have the knowhow to produce cars so we are using that knowledge to produce PPE equipment to support the brave men and women at the frontline of the battle against the spread of COVID-19. The face shields will be delivered in batches and we will work closely with the Ministry to distribute them according to the level of need in each district,” said Dato’ Radzaif Mohamed, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of PROTON.

Following the regulations set by the Movement Control Order (MCO), PROTON has obtained permission from the authorities for a small number of staff to work on the face shield production line at Shah Alam. Their movement and working hours will be monitored to ensure compliance to distancing rules.

“To keep within the MCO rules, PROTON has limited the number of staff involved in the production process. The safety of everyone is of the utmost importance and therefore social distancing and sanitising practices will be strictly enforced on the production line,” added Dato’ Radzaif Mohamed.

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