Coronavirus Pandemic Leading To Condom Shortage

COVID-19 Pandemic Reportedly Leading To Condom Shortage

The Coronavirus pandemic is severely affecting lots of activities right now and now that people are resorting to staying indoor to avoid being infected, their will likely be rise in number of new babies as a result of the virus.

Wondering why we made such assertion? According to Bloomberg, Malaysia-based condom making company Karex Bhd, has announced that they might be running low on condoms in the next few months.

Karex Bhd is a reputable and also the world’s largest condom maker. The company only started production again on Friday after it was shut down for a week. Still yet, they’re only working with half of their staff. In addition to that, China and India are where the majority of their production occurs but both countries are dealing with the heavy impact of Coronavirus.

The company’s current supply has fallen by nearly 50% while their stockpile can stretch for about 2 months. The Group CEO of Karex, Goh Miah Kiat noted that as more people stay inside, the demand for condoms is increasing but people are also trying to avoid having kids with the economic uncertainty of the globe.

“I would definitely say this is an unprecedented stage, we have never seen such a disruption,” Goh said before warning that their might be price hikes on condoms moving forward. “We are still paying all our workers full salaries but workers only come in half the time so generally there will be a cost increase.”

In relation, Durex, who produce over 5B condoms a year to more than 140 countries worldwide, is facing even more difficulties as governments shut down borders and flights globally.