Face mask maker Alpha Pro Tech set for best week in a month
03/04/2020 16:49
** Shares of Alpha Pro Tech Ltd APT.A jump 13.2% to
$16.58, putting the face mask maker on track for its best week
of gains since Feb 28
** The recent strength comes amid a jump in use of
protective health gear because of the coronavirus outbreak that
has killed more than 6,000 people in the United States
** On Thursday, a member of President Donald Trump's
coronavirus task force said the U.S. CDC would in the coming
days add a recommendation on masks to guidelines on protective
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** APT makes face masks, including N95 respirators, and face
shields
** Shares touched a record high of $41 On Feb 28 but have
pared some gains since then; stock has still gained fivefold YTD
(Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru)
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