India now manufactures PPE suits |
Union Minister Smriti Irani has announced on Twitter that India is now producing over 4.5 lakh Personal Protective Equipment suits daily and that now over 600 companies in the country are certified to manufacture PPEs. Earlier some hospitals had reported shortage of crucial gears for healthcare professionals and this comes as good news for the healthcare professionals who are fighting the outbreak of coronavirus. Addressing the nation, on 12th March at 8 pm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India was finally indigenously manufacturing about 2 lakh PPE kits and 2 lakh N-95 masks every day. Companies like Aditya Birla, Alok Industries, JCT Phagwara, and Gokaldas Exports are some domestic PPE kits manufactures. According to the World Health Organisation, the Protective equipment consists of garments placed to protect the health care workers or any other persons to get infected. These usually consist of standard precautions: gloves, mask, gown. If it is blood or airborne high infections, will include: Face protection, goggles and mask or face shield, gloves, gown or coverall, head cover, rubber boots. Some government institutes like South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) and Ordnance Factory Board are at the forefront of developing new technologies, materials, and testing facilities.
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