Swedish hygiene group Essity starts making surgical masks

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish hygiene products company Essity AB said on Wednesday it had started production of surgical face masks that are considered a moderate barrier against the spread of viruses such as the novel coronavirus. Chief Executive Magnus Groth told a news conference a test machine at a factory in western Sweden had a monthly production capacity of 3 million surgical masks of the 2R protection level. "Then from August we will install a new machine that will be able to produce up..