The shortage is looming due to a coronavirus lockdown that has shut down production at the world's largest condom producer.
, which is going to be scary," Karex’s chief executive, Goh Miah Kiat, told Reuters. He also said the shortage could last for months.humanitarian efforts in Africa , where condoms are in high demand for HIV prevention, but that the shortage will obviously impact anyone who is sexually active.
"The good thing is that the demand for condoms is still very strong because like it or not, it's still an essential to have," Goh said,"given that at this point in time people are probably not planning to have children. It's not the time, with so much uncertainty."and 26 deaths at the time of publication. The lockdown is expected to stay in place until at least April 14.as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the U.S. Only two days ago the world passed half a million infections, according to analysis by Johns Hopkins, and now the tally is at 602,000 cases and more than 27,000 deaths, reports the Associated Press.
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