Scarcity and viral infections may bring out the best and the worst in situations, but for Malaysia's glove sector, it is the catalyst to its continued growth, says Angelica Buan. When the Covid-19(new coronavirus disease)epicentre, Wuhan in Hubei, China, was placed on cordon sanitaire, Malaysia was among the countries that responded to the call for medical supplies by providing rubber gloves, face masks and other medical protective equipment. Millions of rubber gloves were pooled from the country's leading gloves manufacturers, and the donors included Smart Glove, Top Glove, Hartalega Holdings, Supermax, and Kossan Latex Industries. In collaboration with the Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council(MREPC), the gloves were shipped to China, which up to now has been containing the spread of the viral infection.
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