March 27 (UPI) -- Toyota announced Friday it is prepared to begin manufacturing face shields next week for healthcare workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
The company will make the 3-D-printed face shields at its Huntsville, Ala., plant, idled by the pandemic, and seeks a partner to make filters to make standard face masks. In a statement on Friday it added that it is finalizing agreements with at least two undisclosed companies to produce critically needed ventilators and respirators.