Actually, gamers associate the Razer brand with mice and keyboards. But the gaming brand is actively fighting the corona virus and is making an important donation to Hamburg.
- Computer accessories manufacturer Razer fights against the corona virus
- Now the Razer boss is taking harsh consequences because of the corona virus.
- Razer is equipping Hamburg with urgently needed goods from the crisis
Update of April 21, 2020 : Razer is now taking the first step and donating 5,000 respiratory masks to the Hamburg authority for health and consumer protection free of charge for medical care. The masks are said to be a support in the fight against the ongoing corona pandemic .
The company announced in March that it would switch the development of keyboards, mice and gaming accessories to the production of respiratory masks and ship up to one million masks to healthcare companies worldwide.
"Health care workers are one of the most important pillars of our society and are doing an outstanding job in the current corona crisis," said Marco Chillon, general manager at Razer Europe. "There is still a high need for protective masks.
Hardware manufacturer Razer supports Hamburg in the crisis by making an important donation
© Razer (GSA) / Marco Chillon
With our donation, we want to support nursing staff in the fight against the Covid 19 virus and do our part to fight the pandemic. ”
Razer produces breathing masks: Hardware manufacturer fights against corona virus
Initial report of 20 March 2020 : Hamburg / San Dieg o - Worldwide were due to the coronavirus already drawn drastic consequences - thousands of people are already at Covid-19 ill and as good as any in Europe feel the limitations that the respiratory disease brings with it . In the US, the spread coronavirus so rapidly that even in California curfews were imposed. The head of hardware giant Razer, Min-Liang Tan, has now introduced dramatic measures.
Corona virus: lack of protective masks - Razer is taking consequences in computer accessory production
Slowly the wave of spills face masks more and more about the Western world: superior More and more German, with the masks from becoming infected with the coronavirus to protect, but the big masks Rush had its consequences. Not only in this country have the masks already been sold out in most pharmacies, there are also said to be supply bottlenecks in the USA . The gaming industry is also experiencing the crisis worldwide thanks to Covid-19, important trade fairs have been canceled and appointments are being postponed. In addition, the corona virus also caused the failure of the TOTW * in FIFA 20. But gamers don't need to be afraid, because EA has a solution that ingame.de reports about.
Coronavirus: gaming manufacturer Razer with important donation for Hamburg
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As macabre as it is, some even profit from the corona virus crisis , such as the keyboard and mouse manufacturer Razer . Like many others in the industry, this could also see a significant increase in traffic, in many countries online use increased: be it through increased home office, because many only work from home due to the situation, or through the closed schools, which result in an increase in online gaming by gamblers. Internet consumption is booming due to the corona virus and the boss of the computer accessories company Razer could no longer deny the success.
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However, the manufacturer of the "BlackWidow" keyboards did not rest on their laurels , Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan published an emotional post on social media and announced dramatic consequences that will not only have an immense impact on his hardware company , but could also have an effect worldwide. In his moving post, the gaming manufacturer addressed the worldwide lack of protective masks , especially in the healthcare sector. Many doctors and hospitals lack substantial amounts of disinfectants or face masks , as private individuals would tend to buy them.
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So I haven't had much sleep over the past couple of days to get this initiative up and running, but I'm happy to be able to announce this on behalf of the team here at @razer tl; dr: We've converted some of our manufacturing lines to making surgical masks and will be donating up to 1M to health authorities worldwide. #razerforlife # covid_19 #forgamersbygamers #razermask
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With these significant impacts on the global healthcare system, Razer's co-founder felt it was his responsibility to do his part to help and tackle the coronavirus crisis. Therefore, not only Razer designers , but also the engineers of the hardware giant worked 24 hours a day to produce medical protective masks from now on. The Razer boss does not want to sell them, but rather donate them to countries around the world in order to curb the spread of the Sars CoV-2 virus . The World Health Organization WHO, on the other hand, is currently supporting a campaign that supports more gaming at home *.
Coronavirus: Razer boss wants to donate Covid-19 protective masks worldwide in the fight against spread
It is particularly important for the Razer CEO to use his capacities worldwide: "We intend to donate up to a million masks to the health authorities in different countries," he said, and also gave an insight into his philanthropic plan: Because already in Singapore the keyboard manufacturer was able to enforce individual deliveries with the authorities. But not only large companies like Razer are getting into business. YouTuber Fynn Kliemann now also wants to sell mouthguards * - but at an affordable price.
But the head of the computer accessories giant Razers finds one thing : Everyone should try to do their part in the fight against Covid 19 disease , as the situation is becoming increasingly serious. Especially in these difficult times, you should take care of yourself and your family, but don't forget to support each other. But not everyone is so exemplary with the disease: A well-known TikTok star started a disgusting coronavirus challenge * and thus disturbed the audience. Montanablack also gets to feel the actions of the corona virus and complains on Twitter * about a YouTuber who uses the virus. A 17-year-old, on the other hand, uses his programming skills and builds a website with information about the corona virus *.
Source: ingame.de
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