Kohelet Yeshiva High School in Merion Station is doing its part in fighting the coronavirus pandemic by using its 3-D printers and laser cutter to create face shields for local health care workers who are treating affected patients, writes Josefin Dolsten for The Jerusalem Post.

Since last week, the Modern Orthodox day school has already made around 200 shields and is now hoping to produce that amount daily.

“The need is overwhelming,” said Rabbi Gil Perl, the head of the school. “Every major hospital and minor hospital in this area has been reaching out.”

When Perl and the school’s art teacher, Daniel Ostrov, realized they had all the equipment needed to create lifesaving supplies, they sprang into action.

The only thing they were missing was a certain type of elastic strip, but after Perl put out a call out on social media, the community came through.

“The response was stunning,” said the rabbi.

Since then, the school has also managed to raise $10,000 online to finance the materials, which will be enough to make the shields for five weeks.

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