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keep America open. There is also the Germs Rover spokesperson.
PRO robot that sterilizes larger space with UV light
technology and a sterilization fog that stays on While masks and social distancing are the most
surfaces for 24 hours killing germs and viruses. Of effective ways to limit the spread of COVID-19,
course, they also provide PPE in a large range of businesses have also turned to sanitizing
products. N95 masks, gowns, face shields, gloves, technologies and clear plastic barriers to make
shoe covers and much more. employees and customers feel more at ease. In
response, the company has developed a drone that
In the first month, the company predominantly can spray sanitizer onto unreachable nooks and
sold disposable items such as latex gloves and crannies and over outdoor settings, a machine that
surgical gowns. By the end of September, six wraps a disposable covering around a person’s shoe,
months after the company opened for business, and a robot that takes restaurant orders.
the company’s sales grew exponentially. Customers
span the country, from Harris County to state public “I don’t think we’ll come to restaurants, hospitals
health departments in Georgia and Mississippi to or stadiums the same we did before,” Shafran said.
corporations such as Sony Studios and Qualcomm, “I think social distancing is going to disappear in a
both in California, Shafran said. year or two. But we’ll seek sanitation and protection.”
On January 10th, Texas Medical Technology will
The Harris Health System, forced to look for new be hosting a grand opening and the inauguration
vendors as its regular suppliers dealt with shortages, of its new 144,000 square foot factory that will
is another customer. Since October, the health manufacture surgical gowns and other disposable
authority has ordered more than 8,700 cases of equipment in Houston and hire an additional 1,200
nitrile exam gloves, 40,000 disposable paper scrubs employees next year.
and 7,000 disposable lab coats from Texas Medical
Technology, said Bryan McLeod, a Harris Health texasmedicalcentersupply.com

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