More face masks to be made soon


PUTRAJAYA: The shortage of three-ply face masks will be resolved once local manufacturers start to increase production, with an extra 400,000 pieces daily.

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says the additional production is expected to start soon with a guarantee given to the manufacturers that the government will buy it up.He said his ministry and the Finance Ministry were finalising the purchase price for the additional pieces of face masks, adding that production would start once this and a few other requests by manufacturers were sorted out.

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