Firm pledges to donate 10,000 face masks to facility in need

Paragon Health, based in Limavady, currently manufacture millions of masks per week and was established this year to help meet the demands for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Paragon Health said its goal is to provide a “stable and safe supply” of surgical masks to healthcare, industry, hospitality and the general public.

“We are in unprecedented times and although there are very few certainties, one thing we can be sure of is that there is a need for a reliable source of good quality, surgical face masks,” said director Martin Tierney.

“This is why we have also decided to donate 10,000 masks to a facility in need before the end of October.”

The company is calling on members of the public to recommend a facility that would benefit from a donation of 10,000 masks to assist with the work they are doing during Covid-19.

Mr Tierney added: “Whether it is a hospital, nursing home or a local hospice, we want to help them with this donation. We wish to help ensure that our frontline workers and local communities are protected during Covid-19 and are prepared for any future crisis.”

The company said its masks have a 98 per cent bacterial filtration effciency.

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