A retired engineer from Bicester, Oxfordshire has devised a method of creating a PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) visor from household materials that cost only 40 pence.<br /><br />In the instructional video captured on April 21, David Thompson demonstrates the process with a piece of PVC (20p), pipe insulation (12p per visor), cable ties (1p) and rubber bands (5p).<br /><br />An additional 5p is added for a plastic wallet to contain the materials bringing the total to 43 pence but is non-essential.<br /><br />Thompson told Newsflare: "I am a retired engineer, having run my own company for 30 years in the plastic fabrication industry. <br /><br />"I felt there was another way to manufacture face visors.<br /><br />"The cost of this Protective Visor I have designed is around 40p, (50 cents). <br /><br />"If you were to get a mini production line going then 30 seconds is a reasonable production time target."<br /><br />A severe shortage of PPE in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic has caused outrage towards the government.<br /><br />NHS frontline staff are desperate for the gear they need to adequately prevent themselves from contracting coronavirus.
