Apple has begun designing and producing face shields to protect health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic (AAPL)

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• Apple has begun designing and producing face shields to protect health care workers in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic.
• Apple CEO Tim Cook made the announcement via Twitter on Sunday.
• The company said it plans to ship one million face shields per week.
• It also increased the number of face masks it's donating to health care workers in the US to 20 million, up from the 10 million it previously announced.
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Apple is designing and producing face shields to protect health care workers in the United States throughout the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Tim Cook said in a video posted to Twitter on Sunday.

The tech giant is also increasing the number of face masks it's donating to 20 million, double the amount it had previously committed to providing.

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