Keidanren Calls On Members To Supply Masks
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, is calling on member companies to supply industrial masks that can be repurposed for medical use.
Keidanren put out the call to its roughly 1,400 members on Monday, in response to a government request.
Japan is experiencing acute shortages of high-performance masks to protect medical professionals treating coronavirus patients.
Keidanren is specifically asking if members have surplus stocks of N95 and DS2 masks. These are often used to protect workers from dust at factories and on construction sites.
The group is also asking if members have surplus dust-proof clothes and goggles, of the kind used at semiconductor foundries. Such equipment can be used as a substitute for surgical gowns and goggles.
