Download the all-new Republic app:

Published 15:11 IST, April 3rd 2020

UK students use 3D printers to make face masks

A group of students idled by the new coronavirus outbreak have gone back to the classroom in the UK to produce protective equipment for National Health Service (NHS) doctors and nurses on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19.

Follow: Google News Icon
  • share
null | Image: self
Advertisement

A group of students idled by the new coronavirus outbreak have gone back to the classroom in the UK to produce protective equipment for National Health Service (NHS) doctors and nurses on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19.

The students are designing the mask face visors and printing them off on 3D printers.

Advertisement

They are using crowd funding to pay for the materials and delivery and are handing them out to NHS staff for free.

 

Advertisement

15:11 IST, April 3rd 2020