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are doing everything in their power to keep shortages, is another customer. Since October,
customers and their establishment safe and the health authority has ordered more than 8,700
sanitized. These types of protocols really are the cases of nitrile exam gloves, 40,000 disposable
only way we will be able to keep America open. paper scrubs and 7,000 disposable lab coats
There is also the Germs Rover PRO robot that from Texas Medical Center Supply, said Bryan
sterilizes larger space with UV light technology McLeod, a Harris Health spokesperson.
and a sterilization fog that stays on surfaces for
24 hours killing germs and viruses. Of course, While masks and social distancing are the most
they also provide PPE in a large range of products. effective ways to limit the spread of COVID-19,
N95 masks, gowns, face shields, gloves, shoe businesses have also turned to sanitizing
covers and much more. technologies and clear plastic barriers to make
employees and customers feel more at ease.
In the first month, the company sold $4 million of In response, the company has developed a
products, predominantly disposable items such
as latex gloves and surgical gowns. By the end of drone that can spray sanitizer onto unreachable
September, six months after the company opened nooks and crannies and over outdoor settings,
for business, the company’s sales reached $50 a machine that wraps a disposable covering
million. Customers span the country, from Harris around a person’s shoe, and a robot that takes
County to state public health departments in restaurant orders.
Georgia and Mississippi to corporations such as “I don’t think we’ll come to restaurants, hospitals
Sony Studios and Qualcomm, both in California, or stadiums the same we did before,” Shafran said.
Shafran said.
“I think social distancing is going to disappear
The Harris Health System, forced to look for in a year or two. But we’ll seek sanitation and
new vendors as its regular suppliers dealt with protection.” texasmedicalcentersupply.com

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