In the fight against the corona virus, the famous fashion designer is spending a lot of money and wants to relocate his production.
- In the corona crisis *, protective equipment for medical personnel is scarce.
- In many places there is a lack of respiratory masks and coats.
- In the US, fashion designer Ralph Lauren wants to produce thousands of copies.
Ralph Lauren now produces masks and smocks
Masks and gowns are a scarce commodity in the corona crisis * - also in the USA, where clinic employees have repeatedly complained about the lack of protective equipment in the treatment of Covid 19 patients.
That is why more and more companies are converting their production *. Now fashion designer Ralph Lauren is also starting production: The manufacturer wants to relocate its production and - in a first step - produce 250,000 respirators and 25,000 protective gowns for medical personnel, as Spiegel Online reports. The foundation also plans to donate $ 10 million to fight the coronavirus.
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Change in production in response to corona crisis
"There has always been a spirit of togetherness at the heart of our company that inspires our creativity, our trust and above all our mutual support," said fashion designer Ralph Lauren. "This spirit has never waned in the past weeks and months."
In Germany, too, several companies have already changed their production, or at least partially , because of the corona pandemic . For example, the coffee filter manufacturer Melitta has started to manufacture breathing masks .
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