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India fights COVID-19: Masks, ventilators top priority

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As the number of COVID-19 cases surged to 1071, including 99 people who have cured, one migrated and 29 dead, the Health Ministry on Monday announced a slew of measures to tackle the spread of the deadly virus in the country.

Here’s the list of measures:

  • Two domestic manufacturers are producing 50,000 N95 masks per day. This is expected to go up to 1 lakh per day within next week.

 

  • 10,000 PPE coveralls donated by Red Cross have been received and are being distributed today.

 

  • 3.34 lakh PPE coveralls are available with hospitals in the country. Another 3 lakh donated coveralls being received from abroad by 4th April.

 

  • Hospitals in the country have 11.95 lakh N95 masks in stock. Additional 5 lakhs were distributed during the last two days and 1.40 lakhs are being distributed today.

 

  • DRDO India will begin manufacturing 20,000 #N99 masks per day within the next week.

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  • AgVa Healthcare, Noida has been given an order to manufacture 10,000 ventilators within a month. Their supplies are expected to commence in the 2nd week of April.

 

  • Over 14,000 existing ventilators earmarked for COVID-19 patients in various hospitals in the country.

 

  • Bharat Electronics Ltd. has been asked to manufacture 30,000 ventilators in the next two months in collaboration with local manufacturers.

 

  • Automobile manufacturers have been asked to manufacture ventilators and are working towards this end.

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