Where is the love? Global condom shortage looms as MCO shuts world's top producer


By LIZ LEE
Condoms being tested at Malaysia's Karex condom factory in Pontian, Johor. - Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world's biggest producer said, after a movement control order (MCO) forced it to shut down production.

Malaysia's Karex Bhd makes one in every five condoms globally. It has not produced a single condom from its three Malaysian factories in the past 10 days due to the MCO imposed by the government to halt the spread of the Covid-19.

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