PARIS (AFP) - As the coronavirus begins to ebb in France, the country has a problem unthinkable just a few weeks ago - a surplus of masks - prompting calls for consumers to purchase French-made ones.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - As the coronavirus begins to ebb in France, the country has a problem unthinkable just a few weeks ago - a surplus of masks - prompting calls for consumers to purchase French-made ones.
Washable up to 20 times and sold for between 3 and 5 euros a piece, reusable face masks are a crucial means of limiting contagion. But with the virus on the wane, demand has fallen in recent weeks, prompting a glut and they are now omnipresent in the shop windows of pharmacies.Their cries for help to sell the excess goods had until now fallen on deaf ears.
But the"Made in France" masks are often snubbed in favour of the cheaper but less sustainable option - the disposable surgical mask. Good-quality The ministry also wants to sustain the French production line, in order to be ready for a hypothetical second wave of Covid-19 or a future health crisis. Le Slip Francais, best known for its sleek underwear, now offers customers a pack of four reusable masks - in blue with red ties - for 36 euros.
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