A Connecticut company has found a way to help those on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thermaxx Jackets in West Haven turned its factory, which normally provides insulation for construction projects, into a medical-gown-making facility.
Its owners said the factory was on the verge of being shutdown by the virus. Its projects were stalled because of the locations in the area that were shut down.
However, it started producing medical gowns for medical personnel.
"A fire chief called our owner and said 'we are out of gowns. Can you make some gowns?'" said Larry Campana Jr., CFO, Thermaxx Jackets.
The first gowns came out a week ago. After some testing modifications, the fourth prototype was a go.
"Forty-eight hours from then, we got a thousand orders from 40 different organizations," Campana said. "I can't even keep track anymore."