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This design is open-top. That allows sneezed droplets to fall in pretty easily. Whether or not that's a problem will vary by hospital, but some of them simply tape up the gap.

Aside from that, it's pretty nice.

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I don't know if you are aware, but in the healthcare world there is an expected difference between, for instance, a surgical mask used in operating rooms, and face shields used in facilities for procedures like intubation.

This is intended to be a face shield. I'm sure Apple could make surgical masks? But that's not the most acute supply need at the moment.

No, they are talking about a top cover like in the NIH-approved design:

https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3dpx-013359

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