At the factories for the production of iPhone will begin to produce medical masks

Today, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the depletion of the world's medical supplies.

So it's not surprising that Foxconn, the manufacturing partnerApple has announced the start of mask production at its Shenzhen facility.

That is, iPhone factories will begin to produce personal protective equipment.As Foxconn said on WeChat, medical masks are now standard in the fight against the epidemic.

"In this battle, every second counts.masks), the faster we can stop the epidemic, save lives and get through these difficult times," the company said in a statement.

Foxconn says it has already excelled in testmaking masks and is now receiving certification. The company hopes to create 20 million protections by the end of February. They Foxconn will provide not only their own employees, but also ordinary people.