Coronavirus Will Reportedly Cause
a Global Condom Shortage The news comes from the world's biggest
condom producer, Karex Bhd. The Malaysian company makes
one in every five condoms globally. It has not produced a single condom in three weeks
because of the lockdown imposed to halt the
spread of the respiratory disease. This has resulted in a shortfall
of 100 million condoms, which are normally marketed
internationally by brands such as
Durex or supplied to state healthcare systems. The company was given permission
to restart production last week, but with only 50% of its workforce
under a special exemption for critical industries. Karex Bhd chief
executive Goh Miah Kiat