Local business makes protective masks

With seemingly every industry affected by COVID-19, one marine upholstery shop on the Coast has temporarily shifted gears to provide protection to those helping others during this time.

So that's why it's urgent that- we take this action today."

" - with seemingly every industry - affected by covid-19, one - marine upholstery shop on the - coast has temporarily - shifted gears to provide- protection to those helping - others during this time.- news 25's grant chighizola has- more.

- - standup - "with protective equipment at a premium during this coronavirus- outbreak, - one harrison county business is- providing the public and medica- professionals with- equipment to keep themselves- safe."

For salty seam marine upholster- owner chelsey - noble, regular business had to- be put on hold after suppliers- suspended shipments on supplies- sot-chelsey noble: owner, salty- - - - seam marine upholstery- "our suppliers are out of new york and california so we're at- a standstill right now, - so i'm just trying to help in - other aspects that i can."

Over the span of nearly a week,- noble has traded tools and- transformed the salty seam- workshop into a place where - double-layered tightly woven- masks are being made at a rapid- pace, with family and friends - lending a helping hand to keep- up- with demand.- sot-chelsey noble - "i have family members in the medical field that told me abou- the need for- masks so i immediately just - started coming up with a patter- and within- three days we had over a- thousand, and that was all from- - - - social media and word of mouth.- nurse practicioner elizabeth- seal stopped by to- pick up an order on saturday an- - - - says with other masks in short- supply, having any type of- protection is a relief.

- sot-elizabeth seal: nurse - practicioner- "it's very, very admirable.

You don't find people who want to - help the community- - - - and i think it's a great thing.- as more orders continue to- stream in, noble says that in - these challenging times, it's - still all about helping - one another.- sot- chelsey noble- "i feel like we're doing what w need to do right now and we're- just going to try to- push out as many masks as we ca- to help as many people we can."

For more information on orderin- masks, you can visit- salty seam's facebook page.

- in long beach, grant chighizola- news 25.-