ウイルス may 誘発する '破滅的な' 全世界の condom 不足
供給（する）s of contraceptives will be 攻撃する，衝突する hard by the coronavirus pandemic
A 全世界の condom 不足 is ぼんやり現れるing as the coronavirus pandemic shutters factories and 混乱に陥れる／中断させるs 供給（する） chains, the world's 最高の，を越す 製造者 of the contraceptives said, with the 国際連合 警告 of "破滅的な" consequences.
Over half of humanity has been 限定するd to their homes as the 高度に contagious ウイルス marches 一連の会議、交渉／完成する the 惑星, while 政府s 世界的な have ordered the 終結 of 商売／仕事s みなすd 非，不，無-必須の.
Malaysia -- one of the world's 最高の，を越す rubber 生産者s and a major source of condoms -- 課すd a 全国的な lockdown last month as 感染s 殺到するd to the highest level in Southeast Asia.
But 制限s on the 操作／手術s of Malaysian contraceptive 巨大（な） Karex, which makes one in every five condoms globally, mean the 会社／堅い 推定する／予想するs to produce 200 million より小数の condoms than usual from 中央の-March to 中央の-April.
With other 生産者s around the world likely 直面するing disruption and difficulties in getting condoms to market 予定 to 輸送（する） problems, 供給（する）s of contraceptives will be 攻撃する，衝突する hard, 警告するd Karex 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Goh Miah Kiat.
"The world will definitely see a condom 不足," Goh told AFP.< /p>
"It's challenging, but we are trying our best 権利 now to do whatever we can. It is definitely a major 関心 -- condom is an 必須の 医療の 装置.
"While we are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, there are also other serious 問題／発行するs that we need to look at," he said, 追加するing he was 特に worried about 供給（する）s of condoms to 発展途上国s.
- UN sounds alarm -
Karex, which 供給（する）s condoms to many companies 同様に as 政府s and for 配当 by 援助（する） programmes, had to の近くに its three Malaysian factories for a period at the start of the country's lockdown, which is 予定 to last until April 14.
Karex 供給（する）s condoms to many companies 同様に as 政府s and for 配当 by 援助（する） programmes
The company has since been 許すd to 再開する 操作／手術s but with only 50 パーセント of its usual 全労働人口, and Goh wants 許可 to ramp up 生産／産物.
The UN is also sounding the alarm, with its 性の and reproductive health 機関 警告 it can 現在／一般に only get about 50-60 パーセント of its usual condom 供給（する）s 予定 to ウイルス-関係のある disruptions.
"国境 closings and other 制限する 対策 are 影響する／感情ing transportation and 生産／産物 in a n umber of countries and 地域s," said a UN 全住民 基金 spokesperson, 追加するing they were taking steps such as 追加するing extra 供給者s to support 緊急の needs.
The 機関, which 作品 with 政府s 世界的な to support family planning, said a 重要な 関心 was 存在 able to ship condoms to where they were needed quickly enough -- and 警告するd the poorest and most 攻撃を受けやすい would be 攻撃する，衝突する hardest if 在庫／株s run low.
There could be an 増加する in 危険な abortions and an 増加するd 危険 of sexually transmitted 感染s and HIV, the UN says
"A 不足 of condoms, or any contraceptive, could lead to an 増加する in unintended pregnancies, with 潜在的に 破滅的な health and social consequences for adolescent girls, women and their partners and families," said the spokesperson.
There could also be an rise in 危険な abortions and an 増加するd 危険 of sexually transmitted 感染s and HIV, the 機関 said.
Even as factory shutdowns and 国境 終結s throw the condom 産業 into 大混乱, 需要・要求する appears to be 増加するing.
Goh said Karex had seen growing 需要・要求する as people 世界的な are 限定するd to their homes, while Indian マスコミ repor ted that condom sales had jumped 25-35 パーセント in the week after the country of 1.3 billion people 発表するd a lockdown.
- 中国 to the 救助（する）? -
にもかかわらず the 警告s about a 可能性のある 不足, there are 肯定的な 調印するs from condom 製造者s in 中国, where the ウイルス first 現れるd last year but which has 大部分は managed to bring its 突発／発生 under 支配（する）／統制する.
Major 生産者s there have 再開するd 操作／手術s as 当局 緩和するd 堅い 制限s to 停止（させる） the ウイルス, which has （人命などを）奪う，主張するd more than 80,000 犠牲者s 世界的な.
Over half of humanity has been 限定するd to their homes as the 高度に contagious ウイルス marches 一連の会議、交渉／完成する the 惑星
HBM 保護s, which makes more than one billion condoms a year, said 生産／産物 is 支援する to normal levels and it is 押し進めるing ahead with earlier 計画（する）s to ３倍になる its number of 製造業の lines by the end of the year.
And Shanghai Mingbang Rubber 製品s said it was ready to ramp up condom 輸出（する）s, which 現在／一般に （不足などを）補う only about 10 パーセント of its 生産（高）, if there is a 全世界の 不足（高）.
"If the international market runs into such problems... we will be willing to 輸出（する） more," 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Cai Qijie told AFP.
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