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Sharp will use a TV factory to mass-produce face masks www.theverge.com

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Sharp plans to start making face masks at one of its factories in Japan in response to surging demand sparked by the coronavirus outbreak, The Associated Press reports.
Sharp will make 150,000 masks a day by the end of this month, rising to as much as 500,000 a day.
Sharp, which is owned by Foxconn, reportedly hasn’t yet settled on pricing or distribution plans for the masks.
It’s been difficult to find masks in JapanFace masks are a common sight in Japan, particularly in winter when many people wear them to help prevent the spread of illnesses.
In some countries outside Japan, where masks are less often seen in stores, sellers have been jacking up prices on online marketplaces.