British retailers and manufacturers in 'wartime effort' to fight Covid-19

From ventilators and masks to dormant cruise ships, firms are offering whatever they can to bolster national efforts

British industry has thrown its weight behind the fight against Covid-19 in a wartime-style effort to churn out protective masks, hand sanitiser and medical ventilators.

While most retailers have been forced to shut down to contain the pandemic, a raft of firms across the country, in sectors from manufacturing to fashion, are setting up emergency operations that often involve striking out into unfamiliar territory.

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