FILE - Protective N-95 face masks lie on a table at an office in Washington, DC. ( Photo by EVA HAMBACH/AFP via Getty Images ) SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas and Electric announced on Friday they are donating nearly one million surgical and N95 masks to help support health care professionals in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
480,000 N95 masks and 470,000 surgical masks will be sent to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for distribution at state hospitals.
In addition, the utility's corporate foundation will donate $1 million to nonprofits focused on supporting individuals and families who are facing food insecurity and to small businesses facing economic impacts as the crisis continues.