Malaysians are doing everything they can to help the frontliners, whether by giving out food, producing PPEs, and donating face masks, hand sanitizers, and gloves.
Photo via Twitter (Vishan Nair)
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One Malaysian, Vishan Nair turned his dining table at home into an assembly station for 1,000 face shields (as part of the headgear in a PPE) that he produced with a 3D printer.
Vishan explained to Metro UK, that after seeing several viral videos on social media posts showing frontliners using makeshift face shields to protect themselves from COVID-19, he decided to put his 3D printer to good use.
“I’m working as part of 18 volunteers and we have now distributed over 6,000 shields to over 40 different hospitals and health clinics across Malaysia, as well as Plas Y Bryn Medical Centre in Wales.”
UPDATE: Taking part in this newly formed nationwide 3D printing makers' Covid-19 initiative to print Face Shields for our frontliners who lacked proper PPEs.
— Vishan Nair 🚀 (@VishanNair) March 24, 2020
The demand is high but glad to be doing my part as an individual.#malaysiacovid19 #KitaJagaKita pic.twitter.com/t43Id6d6Qq
UPDATE 3: Printing non-stop to meet our commitment to Hospital Putrajaya! 🤝 pic.twitter.com/RRx0JNHVYY
— Vishan Nair 🚀 (@VishanNair) March 26, 2020
UPDATE 4: Delivery of 3D printed face shields to Jabatan Kecemasan & Trauma, Hospital Putrajaya.
— Vishan Nair 🚀 (@VishanNair) March 28, 2020
40pcs from my side, is going to delivered today afternoon. Collectively, 100+ pcs from my entire team to HPJ. Let's fight this crisis together! #KitaJagaKita #malaysiacovid19 pic.twitter.com/nJi6yoSgmf
He added that they all work from their homes and it takes roughly 40 minutes to print each shield and another 20 minutes to punch holes into the acetate sheets and assemble the finished product.
He added that his family members were eager to help and the project has brought the family closer to each other, “Now I have the spare time available and this feels like the least I can do for the frontline workers who, in my opinion, are absolute heroes.”
“In my home, it has been very much a DIY family effort: my dad punches holes, my mum rounds off the corners of the visors, and my 13-year-old brother joins me in the assembly stage,” said Vishan.
840 pieces of face shields 3D printed and assembled for free for our frontliners on Thursday! Delivered to HPJ, PPUM, HKL,Rembau and many more.
— Vishan Nair 🚀 (@VishanNair) April 11, 2020
Personally delivered 200pcs to Putrajaya which included 120pcs of mine making it my biggest batch so far! ❤🇲🇾 #COVID19Malaysia pic.twitter.com/o6blsP9l1V
Hi sir, if you have contacts with frontliners, who needs face shields, please let me know.
— Vishan Nair 🚀 (@VishanNair) April 13, 2020
Personally as an individual, donated close to 200 self made DIY 3D printed shields so far! Collectively 2000+ as a team. As a form of national service and made right from my own home! 😇 pic.twitter.com/fvEsLwSxPK
He and his family have made some 1,000 face shields over the course of four weeks, and they were delivered to hospitals via Grab.
Thank you for your contribution, Vishan!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
