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Amidst the global pandemic, Nike is the latest brand that is dedicating its manufacturing facilities to help combat the rapid spread of Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19.
Nike CEO John Donahoe told investors on its third-quarter earnings call that the Oregon-based company is working in tandem with the Oregon Health & Science University to analyze how it can best lend itself to the effort against the pandemic. Nike is prototyping protective face masks for the doctors and nurses treating those who are infected.
“Companies like Nike need to do our part,” said Donahoe. “So our teams in innovation and manufacturing are exploring designs for personal protective equipment, or PPE, to support doctors, nurses and others on the front line of this outbreak,” said Donahoe according to Footwear News.
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