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Article: 500,000 SARS Masks Reach Hong Kong in Urgent Air Shipment by BAX Global; Joint Logistics Effort Between BAX Global and O'Mara Products Meets Critical Request by Hong Kong's Ministry of Health.
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- PR Newswire
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- April 21, 2003
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IRVINE, Calif. -- IRVINE, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- BAX Global Inc. urgently air shipped an estimated 500,000 respirator masks to Hong Kong to help fight against the outbreak of the SARS virus.
The shipment is one of the largest of its kind known to officials at BAX and O'Mara Products Inc., the company that quickly sourced large quantities of the surgical-style face masks, known as N-95 respirators.
BAX, a US$1.9 billion transportation and supply chain management company based here, was called to immediately air freight the first 30 pallets, or roughly 3,300 kilograms, of the NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health ...