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Tanuki

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2. No, these are not medical-grade PPE. As it says in the OP, they are cloth masks.
Wed May 6, 2020, 10:35 AM
May 2020

They aren't N95 respirators or surgical masks. A local sock manufacturer decided to shift production to make cotton masks for general consumers. More from another news source:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tennessean.com/amp/3086625001

.. "The state has entered an agreement with Renfro Corp., a North Carolina-based international sock distributor, to "make cloth face masks available to as many Tennesseans as possible," according to a statement from the governor's office.
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Renfro Corp. has a Tennessee manufacturing and distribution facility in Cleveland. The company is expected to continue making masks for the state beyond this first wave of production.
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In a statement, Renfro president and CEO Stan Jewell said the sock company realized in March its "design and manufacturing expertise could be used to provide millions of face masks to communities to help reduce the spread of COVID19."...(more)

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