Students make medical equipment for frontliners


A batch of newly-made face shields which will be given to hospitals around the country.

JOHOR BARU: Local university students are working hard to ensure that frontliners are well equipped as they combat the spread of Covid-19.

The students from University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), together with the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), produced higher quality medical equipment which have better ergonomics and durability.

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