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Following the Ministry of Health's clear recommendation: 35 million masks will be manufactured in Israel Israel today

2020-04-01T08:24:38.188Z


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Defense Minister Bennett and CEO of his office ordered domestic production of equipment for medical teams • Shion will produce millions of masks and hundreds of thousands of overalls and gowns

Shifting supplies of protective medical equipment to the health system: In order to reduce the need for short-term and long-term imports, Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Ministry Director-General Maj. Mili Udi Adam increased domestic production of masks, overalls and robes for the medical teams.

New Corona restrictions // Photo: GPO

At the same time as efforts to promote the procurement of security measures from abroad, the Ministry of Defense procurement several days ago signed orders totaling millions of shekels from the "Sion" factory in Sderot.

According to the order placed through the office's multi-arm logistics unit, the Sion will provide approximately 30 million three-layer surgical masks to the Ministry of Health, 11 million by the end of April, and 5.5 million N95 masks. The Sion Company will also produce hundreds of thousands of waterproof overalls and pebbles for medical teams.

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The ministry said that "the opening of the production line for the advanced masks was possible after the Ministry of Defense, aided by a special machine, was the only one of its kind in Israel in recent days."

Deputy Chief of Staff and Head of Procurement at the Defense Ministry, Avi Dadon: "Manufacturers of medical equipment in Israel have advanced capabilities and excellent production capacity, which we are working to strengthen and empower since the beginning of the Corona crisis. These are essential lines. The Procurement Administration works throughout the year to favor Israeli procurement, with an emphasis on the periphery. It is a mission for us to continue to work for the industry even during this difficult time. "

Source: israelhayom

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