Apple Producing 1 Million Face Shields a Week for Health Care Workers

President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook speak to the press during a tour of the Flextronics computer manufacturing facility where Apple's Mac Pros are assembled in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 20, 2019. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company plans to ship 20 million face shields around the world to assist hospitals reporting shortages of medical equipment due to the CCP virus pandemic.

The tech giant aims to produce at least 1 million face shields for medical workers per week, Cook said in a video on April 5.